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Old 10-21-2009, 02:54 AM
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there is no white light, white is an effect from combanations of other light colors. thats why there is no white strip in a rainbow.
Well ya!! Maybe I should have put white in quotation marks for those detailed peoples.

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we did exparaments growing the plant under blue domanate light for root development and then switched to a red domanat light to increase folage and induce flowering.
Yes, the sun in the fall is at an angle to the earth, and it creates a red light which is one of many factors in triggering plants of a later season to bloom. Blue light is in the spring, and fades to red as the year goes on.

Lots of information to learn on light, plants, corals, etc.[/quote]
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