Influence of different types of artificial illumination on germination and the energy of germinating cucumber

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada je bio utvrditi utjecaj LED i FLUO osvjetljenja na klijavost i energiju klijanja krastavca, te njihovu masu i visinu klijanaca. U istraživanju je korišteno dvije sorte krastavca Zita F1 i Joker F1, te su one istovremeno postavljene na naklijavanje u komoru opremljenu s LED i FLUO osvjetljenjem. Istraživanje je provedeno u laboratoriju za Povrćarstvo, cvjećarstvo, ljekovito i začinsko bilje Poljoprivrednog fakulteta u Osijeku. Utvrđen je značajan utjecaj vrste osvjetljenja na visinu klijanaca krastavca Joker F1. Značajno veća visina je izmjerena kod klijanaca koji su bili pod FLUO osvjetljenjem. LED lampe su bile opremljene crvenim (650-670 nm) i plavim (440-460 nm) LED diodama.The aim of this paper was to determine the influence of LED and FLUO on the germination and germinating energy of cucumber, their mass and height of seedlings. Two varieties of cucumbers Zita F1 and Joker F1 were used in the study, and they were simultaneously placed in the growth chamber equipped with LED and FLUO lighting. The research was conducted in a laboratory for Vegetable, Flowering, Medicinal and Herbal Medicines at the Agricultural Faculty in Osijek. Significant influence of the luminance type on the height of the Joker F1 cucumber seedlings was determined. Significantly higher height was measured in the FLUO luminaires. The LED lamps were equipped with red (650-670 nm) and blue (440-460 nm) LED diode