Effects of Blue Light on the Vertical Colonization of Space by White Clover and their Consequences for Dry Matter Distribution

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 665 - 671
• Main Authors: GAUTIER, HÉLÈNE, VARLET-GRANCHER, CLAUDE, BAUDRY, NATHALIE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 01.11.1997; Oxford University Press; Academic Press Limited; Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Subjects: Biomass allocation; blue light; Botanics; Branches; Clover; growth habit; Irradiance; Leaf area; Leaves; Life Sciences; light quality; Petioles; photomorphogenesis; Photons; Plant growth; Plants; Stolons; Trifolium repensL; Vegetal Biology; white clover; growth habit; photomorphogenesis; light quality; white clover; Trifolium repensL; blue light; Biomass allocation; leaf area; MORPHOGENESE

The morphology of white clover is very sensitive to the light environment, especially to the ratio of red:far-red light and to photon irradiance. However, less is known about the effects of blue light on clover morphogenesis. Cuttings of white clover were grown for 56 d in two controlled chambers re...