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We investigated the effect of mixed radiation from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the growth and flowering of ageratum, marigold, and salvia bedding plants. Blue, red, and far-red lights were applied under controlled environmental conditions for 28 d. Both the combination of blue-plus-red radiation as well as fluorescent lighting treatment (control) caused increases in dry weights, but shoot lengths were shortest when plants were exposed to blue plus red light compared with either red or blue plus far-red treatments. The number of floral buds as well as the occurrence of flower opening for ageratum and salvia plants was also enhanced under the blue plus red mixture. Likewise, carbohydrate accumulation was stimulated by that combination compared with the other radiation treatments.
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Heo, J.W., Lee, C.W. & Paek, K.Y. Influence of mixed LED radiation on the growth of annual plants. J. Plant Biol. 49, 286–290 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03031157
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