You need about 4X more light and optimal growth temperature is 30
Day/25 night (seedlings) and higher is OK after 4 weeks. Make sure
there is some blue/UV=A in the chamber to get normal growth (not just
white light)
At 11:13 PM 3/13/00 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello!
>>I'm trying to grow corn in our Arabidopsis plant room (24hr light, 22oC)
>and it's looking very strange. The plants are 8wks old and have about 4
>leaves that have unfurled, but the subsequent leaves are refusing to
>unfurl. These unfurled leaves are started to turn dark brown and are
>dying. I have fertilized them.
>>Would anybody be able to tell me what's going on? Is it due to the low
>temperature? Can I save them?
>>As you can guess, I have next to no experience what-so-ever growning
>corn, and I'm working in an Arabidopsis lab, so if anyone could give me
>some general tips I would REALLY appreciate it. I'll be planting out in
>the field in spring.
>>Thanks very much,
>Jennifer
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