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Solar light effects on growth, net photosynthesis, and leaf morphology of in vitro kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) CV hayward

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Proliferating axillary shoots of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev., C. F. Liang and A. R. Ferguson), var.deliciosa, cv. ‘Hayward’ were grown under solar (SL), white (WL), and blue (BL) light regimens to determine the accumulation of fresh and dry weight, proliferation rate, shoot growth (length), and the net leaf photosynthetic capacity at the CO2 concentration ranges of 200 to 350, 400 to 600, and 1200 to 1500 ppm. An histologic study determined the effects of light source on leaf stomatal density and tissue morphology. Dry and fresh matter accumulation was greatest, but callus development most limited under the SL regimen. Shoot proliferation was highest under WL and length under BL. Net photosynthetic capacity was highest for leaves grown under SL and lowest for those under BL; the leaves exposed to the latter regimen were also thinner and exhibited a less compact arrangement of palisade cells than those under WL and SL. Leaf stomata density was highest under the BL source.

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  1. Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, University of Bologna, Via Filippo Re 6, Bologna, Italy

    Rodrigo Infante & Grazia Marino

  2. Istituto di Ecofisiologia delle Piante Arboree da Frutto-CNR, Via Gobetti 101, Bologna, Italy

    Annalisa Rotondi & Francesca Fasolo

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Infante, R., Rotondi, A., Marino, G. et al. Solar light effects on growth, net photosynthesis, and leaf morphology of in vitro kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) CV hayward. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Plant 30, 160–163 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02632207

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