Table 1.
Case 1 (Reference) | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 | Case 8 | |||||||||
Period | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II |
Change time (DAS) | No change | No change | No change | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 40 | ||||||||
Light integral [mol (PAP) d–1] | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
Day temperature (°C) | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
Night temperature (°C) | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
Nitrate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 | A | 0 | A | A |
Periods I and II are before and after an environmental step change. Nitrate is either abundant (A) or absent (0) in the nutrient solution. Figures in bold indicate changes from case 1 (reference).