Title:
APPLICATION OF SPECIFIC ILLUMINATION TREATMENT FOR INCREASING ANTOCYANINE IN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT CROP
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS59179017
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
APPLICATION OF SPECIFIC LIGHTING TREATMENTS FOR PROMOTION OF ANTHOCYANIN IN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT CROPS Anthocyanin formation in fruit and crop including apples, grapes, cranberries, and poinsettia can be improved by a night-break treatment, prior to harvest, of both blue and red lights having a maximum emission peaks centered around 448 nm and 660 nm, respectively. Following harvest, apples in cold storage can be subjected to continuous red light.
Inventors:
PURAKASHIYU JII KADOKADE
Application Number:
JP4938884A
Publication Date:
October 11, 1984
Filing Date:
March 16, 1984
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GTE LABORATORIES INC
International Classes:
A01G7/00; A01G7/04; (IPC1-7): A01G7/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Motohiro Kurauchi