Improved chilling tolerance in glasshouse-grown potted sweet basil by end-of-production, short-duration supplementary far red light

Improved chilling tolerance in glasshouse-grown potted sweet basil by end-of-production, short-duration supplementary far red light

Sweet basil is a popular culinary herb used in many cuisines around the world and is widely grown commercially for retail as a live potted plant. However, basil is easily damaged by temperatures below 12 °C meaning plants must be transported from the grower to the retailer in a warm transport chain,...

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Main Authors: Firdous U. Begum, George Skinner, Sandra P. Smieszek, Simon Budge, Anthony D. Stead, Paul F. Devlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
sweet basil
cold tolerance
end-of-production
phytochrome
light supplementation
soluble sugars
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1239010/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1239010/full

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