Growth and Flowering of Dwarf Tomato in Hypobaric Environment

被引：0

作者：

Ohno, Tomohito ^{[1
]}

Ono, Eiichi ^{[2
]}

Ohashi-Kaneko, Keiko ^{[1
]}

Usami, Hitohide ^{[2
]}

Fuse, Masayoshi ^{[2
]}

Watanabe, Hiroyuki ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tamagawa Univ, Grad Sch Agr, 6-1-1 Tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 1948610, Japan

[2] Tamagawa Univ, Res Inst, 6-1-1 Tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 1948610, Japan

来源：

ECO-ENGINEERING | 2018年 / 30卷 / 03期

关键词：

Controlled ecological life support system (CELSS); Controlled environment; Low pressure;

D O I：

10.11450/seitaikogaku.30.65

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The effects of low pressure on biomass production, flowering and fruiting of dwarf tomato were investigated. Partial pressures of O-2, CO2 and N-2 could be controlled separately. Continuous observation of growth of plant materials was possible through acrylic windows fitted into the chamber body. Dwarf tomato 'Regina' was grown under three conditions, 30 kPa and 50 kPa (hypobaric) and 100 kPa (standard atmospheric pressure; control). The whole plant biomass production of plants grown under 50 kPa was larger than that of plants grown under other pressure. This greater biomass production was due to an increase in CO2 gas diffusivity under low pressure environment and an increase in photosynthetic rate. Lower whole plant growth under 30 kPa compared with other pressures was due to a decrease in relative humidity caused by lowering the pressure using a vacuum pump. The number of flower clusters did not differ among the three treatments, while the number of flowers under the 50 kPa condition increased significantly compared with other treatments. Tomato plants are day-neutral, so the promotion of growth at 50 kPa also promoted flower formation.

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页码：65 / 71

页数：7