Table 1.
Plant growth of paprika after 56 days of supplemental lighting ± SEM (n = 21).
| Treatment z | Height (cm) | No. of Nodes (ea) | No. of Leaves (ea) | LAI (m2/m2) |
No. of Flower (ea) |
No. of Fruit Set (ea) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QD-IL | 155.4 ± 2.0 a y | 30.86 ± 0.29 a | 91.52 ± 1.32 a | 4.15 ± 0.14 ab | 2.00 ± 0.12 a | 9.49 ± 0.47 a |
| CW-IL | 155.5 ± 1.9 a | 30.67 ± 0.23 a | 90.62 ± 0.89 a | 4.21 ± 0.13 ab | 1.71 ± 0.14 a | 9.39 ± 0.43 a |
| B+R-IL | 158.0 ± 2.1 a | 31.14 ± 0.34 a | 90.76 ± 0.88 a | 4.18 ± 0.11 ab | 1.86 ± 0.11 a | 9.71 ± 0.40 a |
| CW-TL | 159.3 ± 2.9 a | 31.71 ± 0.34 a | 92.48 ± 1.41 a | 4.48 ± 0.12 a | 2.00 ± 0.13 a | 9.38 ± 0.49 a |
| Cont | 151.8 ± 2.3 a | 30.52 ± 0.36 a | 87.90 ± 1.83 a | 3.84 ± 0.14 b | 1.67 ± 0.15 a | 9.33 ± 0.52 a |
z Treatment included: QD-IL, quantum dot LED inter-lighting; CW-IL, cool-white LED inter-lighting; B+R-IL, blue + red LED inter-lighting; CW-TL, cool-white LED top-lighting; Cont, without supplemental lighting. y Means with different letters within column indicate statistically significant differences by Duncan’s multiple range test at the 5% level.