RE: [compost_tea] Re: Full moon & foliar spraying

From: Stephen Steyn <ssteyn_at_wcaccess.co.za>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:51:27 +0200

And something else from left field.

My solar panels show a power reading in moonlight.

I never thought the moon emitted so much light.

SS

 

From: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jerry G
Sent: 11 November 2011 01:40
To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Re: Full moon & foliar spraying

 

  

I can't recall where, but I thought I saw some studies on light
pollution (non moonlight). I think the full moon on a clear night
provides .25 lux of illuminance (>100,000 for the sun).

I would think that the plants have been adapting long enough that
the moon wouldn't have an effect, but add another source and if it
reaches some threshold, it triggers a response in the plants - for
example, if you turned on an outside light that was greater than
the moons output.

Just my opinion,
Jerry

On 11/10/2011 1:14 AM, Brian Leslie wrote:
> Is it possible that a full moon at night induces a different photocycle? I
know from experience
> that outdoor house lights can revert nearby plants back to a
vegetative state, so the big question
> here is whether the plant's growth phase (i.e., flowering hormones)
affects stomata function.
> If so, the issue becomes the plant's sensitivity to light at night.
Does anyone have experience
> of periodic interruption of the photocycle?





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