Additional index words. Lilium longiflorum, photomorphogenesis, thermomorphogenesis, twilight Abstract. Potted bulbs of Lilium longiflorum Thunb. 'Ace' and 'Nellie White' and Lilium (Asiatic hybrid) 'Enchantment' were grown in a greenhouse under ambient photoperiod (APP), 8-h photoperiod by removing twilight from ambient by blackout cloth (8PP), or 8PP extended with 1 hour of low-intensity far-red radiation (9PP). Height of 'Ace', 'Nellie White', and 'Enchantment' increased by 24%, 18%, and 12%, respectively, under APP and by 118%, 100%, and 44%, respectively, under 9PP compared to 8PP. In a second experiment, the effects of reduced irradiance (0%, 25%, 50%, and 75% shade) were determined on the same cultivars grown under APP or 8PP. The effects of APP on height were similar in magnitude for 'Ace' and 'Nellie White' but were insignificant for 'Enchantment' compared to 8PP. Shading increased height linearly for all cultivars. The regression was greater under APP (2.8 mm/percent shade) than under 8PP (1.8 mm/ percent shade) for 'Ace' and 'Nellie White' combined. Plant height of 'Enchantment' was less affected by reduced irradiance. For all cultivars, APP or 9PP produced higher stem dry weight compared to 8PP. Shading decreased leaf and bulb dry weight of the Easter lily cultivars.

To assess the effect of growing sites on oat quality, 8 varieties were grown at 13 sites in New South Wales, Australia, in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 growing seasons. Grain milling quality, chemical composition, and pasting properties differed significantly between sites and were related to both variety and growing conditions. Varieties were the main determining factor of kernel size, kernel weight, and oil concentration, whereas growing conditions accounted for most of the variance in groat percentage and protein concentration. Breeding and selection offer opportunities for improving oat quality, and selecting suitable sites to grow oats could greatly improve milling quality and pasting properties, and ensure appropriate chemical composition.

Processors of oats for human food use in Australia may have to use grain grown under widely different agronomic conditions. To assess the effect of agronomic conditions on the quality of oats, field trials were conducted in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 with Bimbil, Carbeen, Coolabah, and Euro (feed varieties); Cooba, Mortlock, and Echidna (food varieties); and Yarran, a variety particularly unsuitable for human food use. In 3 separate experiments, the effects of nitrogen (N) application, sowing date, and sowing rate on the quality of the oats were examined. N and late sowing caused an increase in protein content and a decrease in moisture content, whereas other grain qualities were little affected. Sowing rate had significant effects on grain quality. As the sowing rate was increased, kernel size, groat percentage, and protein content were increased and moisture content was decreased. The pasting properties of groat flour were affected by all treatments, particularly sowing rate. Late sowing date increased the final viscosity and pasting temperature of the oats. High sowing rates increased the final viscosity and pasting temperature and prolonged the time to peak viscosity. Although management had significant effects on oat quality, variety was still the main cause of the differences.

Rosa ×hybrida `Samantha' plants were grown under high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps, HPS lamps fitted with blue gel filters to reduce the red to far-red (R:FR) ratio, or metal halide lamps. R: FR ratios were 1:0.95, 1:2, and 1:0.26 for HPS; filtered HPS, and metal halide, respectively. Although the R: FR ratio for metal halide was 3.5 times higher than for HPS, the total energy from 630 to 750 nm was 2.8 times lower. At a nighttime supplemental photosynthetic photon flux of 70 to 75 μmol·m-2.s-1, plants under HPS and metal halide lamps produced 49 % and 64% more flowering shoots, respectively, than those under filtered HPS (averaged over two crop cycles). The quality index for flowers under HPS, metal halide, and filtered HPS was 25.0, 23.3, and 18.5, respectively. Vase life was 10 to 11 days, regardless of treatment.

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