Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film
Abstract The stimulation of photosynthesis is a strategy for achieving sustainable plant production. Red light is useful for plant growth because it is absorbed by chlorophyll pigments, which initiate natural photosynthetic processes. Ultraviolet (UV)-to-red wavelength-converting materials are promi...
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author | Sunao Shoji Hideyuki Saito Yutaka Jitsuyama Kotono Tomita Qiang Haoyang Yukiho Sakurai Yuhei Okazaki Kota Aikawa Yuki Konishi Kensei Sasaki Koji Fushimi Yuichi Kitagawa Takashi Suzuki Yasuchika Hasegawa |
author_facet | Sunao Shoji Hideyuki Saito Yutaka Jitsuyama Kotono Tomita Qiang Haoyang Yukiho Sakurai Yuhei Okazaki Kota Aikawa Yuki Konishi Kensei Sasaki Koji Fushimi Yuichi Kitagawa Takashi Suzuki Yasuchika Hasegawa |
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description | Abstract The stimulation of photosynthesis is a strategy for achieving sustainable plant production. Red light is useful for plant growth because it is absorbed by chlorophyll pigments, which initiate natural photosynthetic processes. Ultraviolet (UV)-to-red wavelength-converting materials are promising candidates for eco-friendly plant cultures that do not require electric power. In this study, transparent films equipped with a UV-to-red wavelength-converting luminophore, the Eu3+ complex, were prepared on commercially available plastic films for plant growth experiments. The present Eu3+-based films absorb UV light and exhibit strong red luminescence under sunlight. Eu3+-painted films provide significant growth acceleration with size increment and biomass production for vegetal crops and trees in a northern region. The plants cultured with Eu3+-painted films had a 1.2-fold height and 1.4-fold total body biomass than those cultures without the Eu3+ luminophores. The present film can promote the plant production in fields of agriculture and forestry. |
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spelling | doaj.art-3f3a9e74ed62490b99f1dafbd2dc1e7f2022-12-22T03:22:31ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-10-011211710.1038/s41598-022-21427-6Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion filmSunao Shoji0Hideyuki Saito1Yutaka Jitsuyama2Kotono Tomita3Qiang Haoyang4Yukiho Sakurai5Yuhei Okazaki6Kota Aikawa7Yuki Konishi8Kensei Sasaki9Koji Fushimi10Yuichi Kitagawa11Takashi Suzuki12Yasuchika Hasegawa13Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido UniversityFaculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversityAbstract The stimulation of photosynthesis is a strategy for achieving sustainable plant production. Red light is useful for plant growth because it is absorbed by chlorophyll pigments, which initiate natural photosynthetic processes. Ultraviolet (UV)-to-red wavelength-converting materials are promising candidates for eco-friendly plant cultures that do not require electric power. In this study, transparent films equipped with a UV-to-red wavelength-converting luminophore, the Eu3+ complex, were prepared on commercially available plastic films for plant growth experiments. The present Eu3+-based films absorb UV light and exhibit strong red luminescence under sunlight. Eu3+-painted films provide significant growth acceleration with size increment and biomass production for vegetal crops and trees in a northern region. The plants cultured with Eu3+-painted films had a 1.2-fold height and 1.4-fold total body biomass than those cultures without the Eu3+ luminophores. The present film can promote the plant production in fields of agriculture and forestry.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21427-6 |
spellingShingle | Sunao Shoji Hideyuki Saito Yutaka Jitsuyama Kotono Tomita Qiang Haoyang Yukiho Sakurai Yuhei Okazaki Kota Aikawa Yuki Konishi Kensei Sasaki Koji Fushimi Yuichi Kitagawa Takashi Suzuki Yasuchika Hasegawa Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film Scientific Reports |
title | Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film |
title_full | Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film |
title_fullStr | Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film |
title_full_unstemmed | Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film |
title_short | Plant growth acceleration using a transparent Eu3+-painted UV-to-red conversion film |
title_sort | plant growth acceleration using a transparent eu3 painted uv to red conversion film |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21427-6 |
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