Search results for "lunar phases"

showing 1 items of 1 documents

What has been thought and taught on the lunar influence on plants in agriculture? Perspective from physics and biology

2020

This paper reviews the beliefs which drive some agricultural sectors to consider the lunar influence as either a stress or a beneficial factor when it comes to organizing their tasks. To address the link between lunar phases and agriculture from a scientific perspective, we conducted a review of textbooks and monographs used to teach agronomy, botany, horticulture and plant physiology; we also consider the physics that address the e ects of the Moon on our planet. Finally, we review the scientific literature on plant development, specifically searching for any direct or indirect reference to the influence of the Moon on plant physiology. We found that there is no reliable, science-based evi…

0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicinePlant growthPseudo sciencepseudo-scienceScientific literatureBiology01 natural scienceslcsh:Agriculturelunar phases03 medical and health sciencesagriculturePhysicsbusiness.industryAgriculturaPerspective (graphical)lcsh:Splant growthField (geography)Plant development030104 developmental biologyCritical thinkingAgricultureEngineering ethicsEducacióbusinessphysicsAgronomy and Crop Sciencetraditions010606 plant biology & botany
researchProduct