TIMING OF A SHORT-TERM REDUCTION IN TEMPERATURE AND IRRADIANCE AFFECTS GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF FOUR ANNUAL BEDDING PLANTS

Timing of a Short-Term Reduction in Temperature and Irradiance Affects Growth and Flowering of Four Annual Bedding Plants

Heating and supplemental lighting are often provided during spring greenhouse production of bedding plants, but energy inputs are a major production cost.Different energy-savings strategies can be utilized, but effects on plant growth and flowering must be considered.We evaluated the impact and timing of a two-week low-energy (reduced temperature a

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A cross-sectional study of the relationship between job demand-control, effort-reward imbalance and cardiovascular heart disease risk factors

Abstract Background This cross-sectional study explored relationships between psychosocial work environment, captured by job demand-control (JDC) and effort-reward imbalance (ERI), and seven cardiovascular heart disease (CHD) risk factors in a general population. Method The sampled consists of randomly-selected men and women from Gothenburg, Sweden

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