Effects of Continuous Lighting and Time of Initiation of Treatments on the Flowering Time and Growth of Everbearing Strawberry Nursery Plants in a Closed Plant Factory

Abstract

To reduce initial costs and shorten the cultivation period (to reduce running costs) of the cultivation of strawberries in a closed plant factory we investigated the effects of light period and time of initiation of treatments on the flowering and growth of the everbearing strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa Duch. 'HS138') nursery plants. We used blue fluorescent lamps as the light source under 13 mol m -2