How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage

Interest in vegetables at their microgreen stage, especially those from the Brassicaceae family, has constantly grown due to their numerous health-promoting compounds. Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. sabellica cv. Scarlet with purple leaf discolouration was used in the study. Four LED light...

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Main Authors: Renata Wojciechowska, Anna Dąbrowa, Anna Kołton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House 2023-06-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/4529
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description Interest in vegetables at their microgreen stage, especially those from the Brassicaceae family, has constantly grown due to their numerous health-promoting compounds. Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. sabellica cv. Scarlet with purple leaf discolouration was used in the study. Four LED lighting treatments were applied: white light (control), monochromatic blue (430 nm), monochromatic red (660 nm) and purple, i.e., blue (30% in spectrum, 430 nm) mixed with red (70%, 620 nm and 660 nm in equal shares). Photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) was 100 µmol m–2 s–1, photoperiod – 16 h light. The purple light promoted the cotyledon growth but decreased the soluble sugars content. The blue light significantly enhanced the anthocyanins synthesis and the radical scavenging activity (RSA). While under white light, the highest concentration of free amino acids and the lowest RSA were observed. As regards the phenolic compounds and photosynthetic pigments content, the reaction of kale to white light was similar to those observed under the purple and red light conditions. The experiment discussed here is of great practical importance and reveals the need for more in-depth research.
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spelling doaj.art-71cf89fa9e254c5fb3253b89914adad32023-12-12T09:39:48ZengUniversity of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing HouseActa Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus1644-06922545-14052023-06-0122310.24326/asphc.2023.4529How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage Renata Wojciechowska0Anna Dąbrowa1Anna Kołton2Department of Botany, Physiology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, PolandDepartment of Botany, Physiology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, PolandDepartment of Botany, Physiology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland Interest in vegetables at their microgreen stage, especially those from the Brassicaceae family, has constantly grown due to their numerous health-promoting compounds. Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. sabellica cv. Scarlet with purple leaf discolouration was used in the study. Four LED lighting treatments were applied: white light (control), monochromatic blue (430 nm), monochromatic red (660 nm) and purple, i.e., blue (30% in spectrum, 430 nm) mixed with red (70%, 620 nm and 660 nm in equal shares). Photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) was 100 µmol m–2 s–1, photoperiod – 16 h light. The purple light promoted the cotyledon growth but decreased the soluble sugars content. The blue light significantly enhanced the anthocyanins synthesis and the radical scavenging activity (RSA). While under white light, the highest concentration of free amino acids and the lowest RSA were observed. As regards the phenolic compounds and photosynthetic pigments content, the reaction of kale to white light was similar to those observed under the purple and red light conditions. The experiment discussed here is of great practical importance and reveals the need for more in-depth research. https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/4529LEDpigmentsphenolic compoundsradical scavenging activity
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How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus
LED
pigments
phenolic compounds
radical scavenging activity
title How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage
title_full How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage
title_fullStr How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage
title_full_unstemmed How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage
title_short How monochromatic and composed light affect the kale ‘Scarlet’ in its initial growth stage
title_sort how monochromatic and composed light affect the kale scarlet in its initial growth stage
topic LED
pigments
phenolic compounds
radical scavenging activity
url https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/4529
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