Claim · model-written summary
The sunlight growth depression was about four times greater in gladiolus than maize.
- Outcome
- depressing effect of sunlight on the growthe0
- Direction
- depressinge0
- Value
- four timese0
- Comparator
- maizee0
GladiolusNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The depressing effect of sunlight on the growth of gladiolus was approximately four times as great as on maize”
Title
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND SUNLIGHT ON THE RATE OF ELONGATION OF STEMS OF MAIZE AND GLADIOLUS
A. G. McCalla; J. R. Weir; K. W. Neatby Canadian Journal of Research/Canadian journal of research 1939. doi:10.1139/cjr39c-039
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Association Maize stem elongation was positively associated with temperature.
- Association Gladiolus stem elongation was positively associated with temperature.
- Association Sunlight negatively correlated with stem growth during midday in maize.
- Association Sunlight negatively correlated with stem growth during midday in gladiolus.
- Intervention effect Light white cotton shading removed the depressing sunlight effect on maize.
- Association Relative humidity was only slightly associated with growth rates, with no significant effect observed.
- Observation The approximate minimum temperature for growth was 40° F.