LED Illumination for High-Quality High-Yield Crop Growth in Protected Cropping Environments

Vegetables and herbs play a central role in the human diet due to their low fat and calory content and essential antioxidant, phytochemicals, and fiber. It is well known that the manipulation of light wavelengths illuminating the crops can enhance their growth rate and nutrient contents. To date, it...

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Autores principales: Md Momtazur Rahman, David Luke Field, Soyed Mohiuddin Ahmed, Md Tanvir Hasan, Mohammad Khairul Basher, Kamal Alameh
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:de8e467e081f47dca3578b6bb09a5c5e2021-11-25T18:46:50ZLED Illumination for High-Quality High-Yield Crop Growth in Protected Cropping Environments10.3390/plants101124702223-7747https://doaj.org/article/de8e467e081f47dca3578b6bb09a5c5e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2470https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747Vegetables and herbs play a central role in the human diet due to their low fat and calory content and essential antioxidant, phytochemicals, and fiber. It is well known that the manipulation of light wavelengths illuminating the crops can enhance their growth rate and nutrient contents. To date, it has not been easy to generalize the effects of LED illumination because of the differences in the plant species investigated, the measured traits, the way wavelengths have been manipulated, and the plants’ growing environments. In order to address this gap, we undertook a quantitative review of LED manipulation in relation to plant traits, focusing on vegetables and herbs. Here, we use standardized measurements of biomass, antioxidant, and other quantitative characteristics together with the whole range of the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). Overall, our review revealed support for the claims that the red and blue LED illumination is more reliable and efficient than full spectrum illumination and increases the plant’s biomass and nutritional value by enhancing the photosynthetic activity, antioxidant properties, phenolic, and flavonoids contents. Although LED illumination provides an efficient way to improve yield and modify plant properties, this study also highlights the broad range of responses among species, varieties traits, and the age of plant material.Md Momtazur RahmanDavid Luke FieldSoyed Mohiuddin AhmedMd Tanvir HasanMohammad Khairul BasherKamal AlamehMDPI AGarticlelight qualityquality cropsgreenhousegrowth and developmentphytochemicalsBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2470, p 2470 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic light quality
quality crops
greenhouse
growth and development
phytochemicals
Botany
QK1-989
spellingShingle light quality
quality crops
greenhouse
growth and development
phytochemicals
Botany
QK1-989
Md Momtazur Rahman
David Luke Field
Soyed Mohiuddin Ahmed
Md Tanvir Hasan
Mohammad Khairul Basher
Kamal Alameh
LED Illumination for High-Quality High-Yield Crop Growth in Protected Cropping Environments
description Vegetables and herbs play a central role in the human diet due to their low fat and calory content and essential antioxidant, phytochemicals, and fiber. It is well known that the manipulation of light wavelengths illuminating the crops can enhance their growth rate and nutrient contents. To date, it has not been easy to generalize the effects of LED illumination because of the differences in the plant species investigated, the measured traits, the way wavelengths have been manipulated, and the plants’ growing environments. In order to address this gap, we undertook a quantitative review of LED manipulation in relation to plant traits, focusing on vegetables and herbs. Here, we use standardized measurements of biomass, antioxidant, and other quantitative characteristics together with the whole range of the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). Overall, our review revealed support for the claims that the red and blue LED illumination is more reliable and efficient than full spectrum illumination and increases the plant’s biomass and nutritional value by enhancing the photosynthetic activity, antioxidant properties, phenolic, and flavonoids contents. Although LED illumination provides an efficient way to improve yield and modify plant properties, this study also highlights the broad range of responses among species, varieties traits, and the age of plant material.
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David Luke Field
Soyed Mohiuddin Ahmed
Md Tanvir Hasan
Mohammad Khairul Basher
Kamal Alameh
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title LED Illumination for High-Quality High-Yield Crop Growth in Protected Cropping Environments
title_short LED Illumination for High-Quality High-Yield Crop Growth in Protected Cropping Environments
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title_fullStr LED Illumination for High-Quality High-Yield Crop Growth in Protected Cropping Environments
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title_sort led illumination for high-quality high-yield crop growth in protected cropping environments
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