Illuminating Cannabis sativa L.: The Power of Light in Enhancing C. sativa Growth and Secondary Metabolite Production

Plants, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(19), С. 2774 - 2774

Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2024

Light is crucial for higher plants, driving photosynthesis and serving as a powerful sensory signal that profoundly modulates growth, development, physiological functions, hormone activation, biochemical pathways. Various light parameters—quality, intensity, composition, photoperiod—exert tremendous influence on plant growth particularly in industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). C. sativa, crop of historical significance unparalleled versatility, holds immense value the food, fiber, medicinal industries. The cultivation cannabis burgeoning controlled environments due to evolving healthcare regulations. Optimal conditions significantly enhance both yield harvest quality, notably increasing density apical inflorescences ratio inflorescence total aboveground biomass. metabolites, especially phenolic terpene compounds Phytocannabinoids like CBD (cannabidiol), THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), CBG (cannabigerol), possess value. Secondary metabolites predominantly accumulate trichomes female flowers surrounding sugar leaves, underscoring critical need boost weight metabolite concentrations while ensuring product consistency. Different parameters distinctly impact sativa’s metabolic profile, providing robust foundation understanding optimal synthesizing specific secondary metabolites. While effects measurement various crops are well-established, scientific evidence specifically relating quality morphology accumulation remains scarce. In this review, we critically summarized how different properties can alter (vegetative reproductive), physiology metabolism. Furthermore, mechanisms by which wavelengths biosynthesis not fully elucidated, could be prospective task future researchers. Our review paves way profound light’s advancements greenhouse settings maximize production commercial use.

Язык: Английский

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The Role of Light Quality in Regulating Early Seedling Development

Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2023

It is well-established that plants are sessile and photoautotrophic organisms rely on light throughout their entire life cycle. Light quality (spectral composition) especially important as it provides energy for photosynthesis influences signaling pathways regulate plant devel-opment in the complex process of photomorphogenesis. During past years, significant progress has been made physiological biochemical effects crops. However, understanding how modulates growth development remains a challenge. In this review, we provide an overview role regulating early plants, encompassing processes such seed germination, seedling de-etiolation, establishment. These insights can be harnessed to improve production planning crop by producing high-quality seedlings factories improving theoretical framework modern agriculture.

Язык: Английский

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Improving Growth and Secondary Metabolite Production in Valeriana Jatamansi Jones Through Sunlight Modulation

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

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Язык: Английский

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Supplementary White, UV-A, and Far-Red Radiation Differentially Regulates Growth and Nutritional Qualities of Greenhouse Lettuce

Plants, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(18), С. 3234 - 3234

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2023

Light is a crucial environmental signal and form of photosynthetic energy for plant growth, development, nutrient formation. To explore the effects light quality on growth nutritional qualities greenhouse-grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), was cultivated under supplementary white (W) light-emitting diodes (LEDs); plus ultraviolet A LEDs (W+UV); far-red (W+FR); combination white, far-red, UV-A (W+FR+UV) 25 days, with grown natural sunlight used as control. The results indicate that leaf length width values W+FR+UV treatment were significantly higher than those other treatments. highest shoot fresh weight, dry root weight recorded W+FR (4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 12.4 times control treatment, respectively). Lettuce exhibited total chlorophyll content (39.1%, 24.6%, 16.2% W, W+UV, treatments, carotenoid among all However, activity treatment. Soluble sugar content, cellulose starch in responded differently to treatments W+UV In summary, promoted accumulation lettuce. Specifically, UV increased some specific compounds Our findings provide valuable references application light-supplementation strategies greenhouse production.

Язык: Английский

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Effect of Red and Blue Light on the Growth and Antioxidant Activity of Alfalfa Sprouts

Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(1), С. 76 - 76

Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024

Alfalfa sprouts are popular as a gourmet vegetable that contains variety of antioxidants with anti-cancer and anti-coronary heart disease properties. In this study, under photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) 30 mol·L−1 photoperiod 12 h for 3 days, temperature 25 ± 2 °C, we investigated the effects different light qualities on growth, nutritional quality antioxidant activity alfalfa by modulating LEDs red blue ratios, searched suitable light-quality conditions sprout growth. The experimental results showed dark treatment favored growth hypocotyls increase soluble sugar content; fresh weight was largest white treatments; nitrate content lowest in red-to-blue ratio 2:2 (2R2B); proteins total phenolic were highest 1:3 (1R3B); treatment.

Язык: Английский

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Flexible Matrices for the Encapsulation of Plant Wearable Sensors: Influence of Geometric and Color Features on Photosynthesis and Transpiration

Sensors, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(5), С. 1611 - 1611

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

The safeguarding of plant health is vital for optimizing crop growth practices, especially in the face biggest challenges our generation, namely environmental crisis and dramatic changes climate. Among many innovative tools developed to address these issues, wearable sensors have recently been proposed monitoring microclimates a sustainable manner. These systems are composed flexible matrices with embedded sensing elements, showing promise revolutionizing without being intrusive. Despite their potential benefits, concerns arise regarding effects long-term coexistence devices surface. Surprisingly, systematic analysis influence on physiology lacking. This study aims investigate effect color geometric features two key physiological functions: photosynthesis transpiration. Our findings indicate that negative associated colored substrates, as identified recent research, can be minimized by holing matrix surface percentage voids 15.7%. approach mitigates interference light absorption reduces water loss negligible extent, making work one first pioneering efforts understanding intricate relationship between wearables' health.

Язык: Английский

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Effect of Light Quality on the seed Germination and Development of Coffee Seedlings (Coffea arabica)

Plants, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(13), С. 1772 - 1772

Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2024

Coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivation is vital to the global economic, social and cultural life of farmers. However, senescent disease-susceptible plantations affect coffee productivity. Therefore, it crucial improve biotechnological strategies such as micropropagation increase number plants for replanting. In this study, dark condition (T1) different light qualities (T0-white 400–700 nm; T2-red 660 nm T3-blue 460 nm) were evaluated optimize in vitro propagation 4 9 month-old seeds. The results showed that red had highest percentage, an outstanding germination rate index, which may suggest case seeds could be involved phytochromes promote a quality. summary, ideal conditions are under white condition.

Язык: Английский

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Influence of Additional White, Red and Far-Red Light on Growth, Secondary Metabolites and Expression of Hormone Signaling Genes in Scots Pine under Sunlight

Cells, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(2), С. 194 - 194

Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2024

The influence of short-term additional white (WL), red (RL) and far-red (FRL) light combined RL+FRL on the physiological morphological molecular characteristics two-year-old Scots pine plants grown in a greenhouse under sunlight was studied. Additional RL increased number xylem cells, transpiration expression group genes responsible for biosynthesis signaling auxins (AUX/IAA, ARF3/4, ARF16) brassinosteroids (BR-α-RED BRZ2), while related to pathway jasmonic acid reduced. Additionally, WL, content proanthocyanidins catechins young needles; however, an increase chalcone synthase gene (CHS) found RL, especially RL+FRL, which possibly indicates greater intensity than observed spectrum. WL photosynthetic activity, presumably by increasing proportion blue light; at same time, highest index RL. results obtained indicate that effect can accelerate development cells aboveground parts but not activity or accumulation secondary metabolites.

Язык: Английский

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Enhancement of In Vitro Seed Germination, Growth, and Root Development in Two Sideritis Species through GA3 Application and Diverse LED Light Conditions

Seeds, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(3), С. 411 - 435

Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2024

The Sideritis genus includes over 150 species primarily found in the Mediterranean basin, including S. clandestina subsp. pelopponesiaca from Peloponnese and scardica North Central Greece. In vitro seed germination has proven effective for conserving amplifying genetic diversity of endangered such as Sideritis. This study aimed to optimize seedling growth under different lighting conditions at 22 °C, white fluorescent lamps (WFL-BG-40) LEDs (LED-BGYOR-40, LED-BR-40, LED-BR-80, LED-BR-120) all a 16-h light/8-h dark photoperiod (WFL: light, B:blue, G:green, Y:yellow, O:orange, R:red, 40–80–120 μmol m−2 s−1), along with 24-h treatment. results indicated that LED-BR-80 combined 250 mg L−1 GA3 MS medium promoted best (40%, day 55) shoot proliferation pelopponesiaca. Conversely, 5-year-old cold stratified seeds showed higher rates (80%) robust LED-BGYOR-40 GA3, particularly thriving LED-BR-120 increased height root number. is first report efficacy LED technology optimizing species, crucial their conservation sustainable commercial cultivation.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting and Microbial Inoculum on Rice Seedling Phenotype, Physiology, and Microbial Communities

Agronomy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 2943 - 2943

Опубликована: Дек. 10, 2024

Raising rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings under LED lighting reduces nursing space and labor while ensuring health quality. This study compared grown natural light (NL) (AL), with without inoculation of the beneficial fungus Falciphora oryzae. The results showed that NL-grown had greater stem diameters shoot root weights. AL treatment induced higher plant height in some cultivars longer lengths others. Microbial minimally affected phenotypes but increased length one cultivar. Chlorophyll content was unchanged across treatments, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels rose cultivar, catalase (CAT) were elevated two AL. reduced CAT + M rhizosphere prokaryotic community evenness altered compositions endosphere, Burkholderia Paraburkholderia taxa showing differential responses to treatments. These findings underscore role microbial enhancing seedling resilience artificial lighting, contributing sustainable agriculture food security.

Язык: Английский

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