UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food Safety
Ultraviolet (UV) is a component of solar radiation that can be divided into three types defined by waveband: UV-A (315–400 nm), UV-B (280–315 nm), and UV-C (<280 nm). UV light can influence the physiological responses of plants. Wavelength, intensity, and exposure have a great impact on plant gro...
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| description | Ultraviolet (UV) is a component of solar radiation that can be divided into three types defined by waveband: UV-A (315–400 nm), UV-B (280–315 nm), and UV-C (<280 nm). UV light can influence the physiological responses of plants. Wavelength, intensity, and exposure have a great impact on plant growth and quality. Interaction between plants and UV light is regulated by photoreceptors such as UV Resistance Locus 8 (UVR8) that enables acclimation to UV-B stress. Although UV in high doses is known to damage quality and production parameters, some studies show that UV in low doses may stimulate biomass accumulation and the synthesis of healthy compounds that mainly absorb UV. UV exposure is known to induce variations in plant architecture, important in ornamental crops, increasing their economic value. Abiotic stress induced by UV exposure increases resistance to insects and pathogens, and reduce postharvest quality depletion. This review highlights the role that UV may play in plant growth, quality, photomorphogenesis, and abiotic/biotic stress resistance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c384955f9c648668e048a4ccca559272023-12-03T13:33:39ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242021-01-0171910.3390/horticulturae7010009UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food SafetyDanilo Loconsole0Pietro Santamaria1Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70120 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, 70120 Bari, ItalyUltraviolet (UV) is a component of solar radiation that can be divided into three types defined by waveband: UV-A (315–400 nm), UV-B (280–315 nm), and UV-C (<280 nm). UV light can influence the physiological responses of plants. Wavelength, intensity, and exposure have a great impact on plant growth and quality. Interaction between plants and UV light is regulated by photoreceptors such as UV Resistance Locus 8 (UVR8) that enables acclimation to UV-B stress. Although UV in high doses is known to damage quality and production parameters, some studies show that UV in low doses may stimulate biomass accumulation and the synthesis of healthy compounds that mainly absorb UV. UV exposure is known to induce variations in plant architecture, important in ornamental crops, increasing their economic value. Abiotic stress induced by UV exposure increases resistance to insects and pathogens, and reduce postharvest quality depletion. This review highlights the role that UV may play in plant growth, quality, photomorphogenesis, and abiotic/biotic stress resistance.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/1/9UV-AUV-BUV-CROSLEDphotomorphogenesis |
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| title | UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food Safety |
| title_full | UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food Safety |
| title_fullStr | UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food Safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food Safety |
| title_short | UV Lighting in Horticulture: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Production Quality and Food Safety |
| title_sort | uv lighting in horticulture a sustainable tool for improving production quality and food safety |
| topic | UV-A UV-B UV-C ROS LED photomorphogenesis |
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