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Effects of supplemental lighting using HPS and LED lamps with different light spectra on growth and yield of the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) during winter cultivation in greenhouse Cover

Effects of supplemental lighting using HPS and LED lamps with different light spectra on growth and yield of the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) during winter cultivation in greenhouse

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|Mar 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Total fruit yield of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 (g · plant−1) during 8 weeks of cropping. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode; SE, standard error.
Total fruit yield of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 (g · plant−1) during 8 weeks of cropping. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode; SE, standard error.

Figure 2

Fruit yield (length >20 cm) (g · plant−1) of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 during 8 weeks of cropping. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode; SE, standard error.
Fruit yield (length >20 cm) (g · plant−1) of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 during 8 weeks of cropping. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode; SE, standard error.

Figure 3

Percentage of fruits longer than 20 cm in the total yield of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 during 8 weeks of cropping. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode; SE, standard error.
Percentage of fruits longer than 20 cm in the total yield of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 during 8 weeks of cropping. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode; SE, standard error.

Figure 4

Weekly yield (weeks counted from the first week of January) of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 (g · plant−1) in relation to light treatments. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode.
Weekly yield (weeks counted from the first week of January) of cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 (g · plant−1) in relation to light treatments. HPS, high-pressure sodium; LED, light emitting diode.

Characteristic of light spectra of lamps used for experiment with cucumber ‘Pacto’ F1 cultivation_

Lamp typeLight spectrumRed to blue ratio in light spectrum (R/B)
LED for interlighting3.61
HPS7.22
LED COB + red4.60
LED COB white4.11
LED COB + blue2.66

The content of vitamin C and TSS evaluated at two dates of measurements: I – 7 March and II – 14 March_

Date of measurementLight treatmentVitamin CTSS


mg · 100 g−1 FMSD°BrixSD
7 MarchI – HPS + LED2.200.293.370.12
II – HPS1.440.183.130.05
III – LED R1.630.223.330.17
IV – LED W1.680.183.200.14
V – LED B1.590.143.370.05

14 MarchI – HPS + LED2.850.013.130.05
II – HPS2.000.153.030.05
III – LED R1.780.243.100.00
IV – LED W1.900.263.030.05
V – LED B2.270.032.970.05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2021-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2083-5965 | Journal ISSN: 0867-1761
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 15
Submitted on: Oct 11, 2020
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Accepted on: Dec 31, 2020
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Published on: Mar 21, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2021 Jadwiga Treder, Anna Borkowska, Waldemar Treder, Kalina Sikorska-Zimny, published by Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
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