Abstract
Green-sprouting potato seed tubers in light and elevated temperatures are vital for production in short-season climates. Using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to inhibit sprout elongation during pre-sprouting may represent an energy-efficient alternative to traditional indoor light sources. Sprout growth inhibition and some photomorphogenic responses were therefore examined in potato cultivars exposed to LEDs of different wavelength maxima and irradiance rates. Red LED (660 nm) produced the strongest inhibition of sprout elongation at very low irradiances 10–100 nmol m−2 s−1, while far-red LED (735 nm) produced the strongest inhibition at higher irradiances. This inhibitory pattern was similar in all cultivars, although the degree of inhibition varied. The colour of sprouts and tuber skin remained etiolated under far-red LED, in contrast to LEDs between 380 and 660 nm which developed green colour intensity in an irradiance-dependent manner. Mixtures of red and far-red light, and pulses including red/far-red reversals did not produce stronger inhibition, except in some instances where total fluence was increased. Furthermore, green-sprouting under different LED colours did not seem to affect subsequent emergence and growth after planting. The current results suggest an involvement of multiple phytochromes in de-etiolation and sprout growth inhibition in seed potato tubers, which may be selectively utilised in LED-based green-sprouting in red and far-red wavelengths.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Abbreviations
- B:
-
Blue
- DAP:
-
Days after planting
- FR:
-
Far-red
- G:
-
Green
- HIR:
-
High irradiance response
- LED:
-
Light-emitting diode
- R:
-
Red
- VLFR:
-
Very low fluence response
- UV-A:
-
Ultraviolet A
References
Allen EJ (1978) Effects of de-sprouting on growth and yield of physiologically old seed of the potato variety Ulster Sceptre. Potato Res 21:341–345. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02356248
Blauer JM, Knowles LO, Knowles NR (2013) Evidence that tuber respiration is the pacemaker of physiological aging in seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). J Plant Growth Regul 32:708–720. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-013-9338-4
Butler WL, Hendricks SB, Siegelman HW (1964) Action spectra of phytochrome in vitro. Photochem Photobiol 3:521–528. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1964.tb08171.x
Casal JJ, Candia AN, Sellaro R (2014) Light perception and signalling by phytochrome A. J Exp Bot 65:2835–2845. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert379
Cooke M (2010) Going deep for UV sterilization LEDs. Semiconductor Today Compounds & Advanced Silicon 5:82–88
Cools K, Alamar MD, Terry LA (2014) Controlling sprouting in potato tubers using ultraviolet-C irradiance. Postharvest Biol Technol 98:106–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.07.005
Darwin F (1896) Etiolation as a phenomenon of adaptation. J R Hortic Soc XIX:345–353
Dinkel DH (1963) Light-induced inhibition of potato tuber sprouting. Science 141:1047–1048. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.141.3585.1047
Dong J, Terzaghi W, Deng XW, Chen HD (2015) Multiple photomorphogenic repressors work in concert to regulate Arabidopsis seedling development. Plant Signal Behav 10:4. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2015.1011934
Edesi J, Pirttilä AM, Häggman H (2017) Modified light spectral conditions prior to cryopreservation alter growth characteristics and cryopreservation success of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) shoot tips in vitro. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult 128:409–421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-016-1119-x
Eremeev V, Lohmus A, Laeaeniste P, Joudu J, Talgre L, Lauringson E (2008) The influence of thermal shock and pre-sprouting of seed potatoes on formation of some yield structure elements. Acta Agric Scand Sect B Soil Plant Sci 58:35–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710601160243
Essah SYC, Honeycutt CW (2004) Tillage and seed-sprouting strategies to improve potato yield and quality in short season climates. Am J Potato Res 81:177–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02871747
Furunes J (1990) Heat sum demand when pre-sprouting seed potatoes Norsk landbruksforsking (in Norwegian with English summary) 4:173–178
Godlewski E (1889) Ueber die biologische bedeutung der etiolierungserscheinungen Biologisches Centralblatt IX:481–489, 617
Goodwin PB (1967) Control of branch growth on potato tubers .II. Pattern of sprout growth. J Exp Bot 18:87–99. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/18.1.87
Hagman J (2012) Pre-sprouting as a tool for early harvest in organic potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivation. Potato Res 55:185–195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-012-9218-5
Heyer AG, Mozley D, Landschutze V, Thomas B, Gatz C (1995) Function of phytochrome-A in potato plants as revealed through the study of transgenic plants. Plant Physiol 109:53–61. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.1.53
Johansen TJ, Mølmann JAB (2017) Green-sprouting of potato seed tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.)-influence of daily light exposure. Potato Res 60:159–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-017-9347-y
Johansen TJ, Mølmann JAB (2018) Seed potato performance after storage in light at elevated temperatures. Potato Res 61:133–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-018-9363-6
Knowles NR, Botar GI (1992) Effect of altering the physiological age of potato seed-tubers in the fall on subsequent production in a short-season environment. Can J Plant Sci 72:275–287. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps92-033
McGee E, Booth RH, Jarvis MC, Duncan HJ (1987a) The inhibition of potato sprout growth by light. I. Effects of light on dormancy and subsequent sprout growth. Ann Appl Biol 110:399–404. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1987.tb03271.x
McGee E, Jarvis MC, Duncan HJ (1987b) Wavelength dependence of suppression of potato sprout growth by light. Plant Cell Environ 10:655–660. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1987.tb01848.x
McGee E, Booth RH, Jarvis MC, Duncan HJ (1988a) The inhibition of potato sprout growth by light. II. Effects of temperature and light-intensity. Ann Appl Biol 113:137–147. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1988.tb03290.x
McGee E, Booth RH, Jarvis MC, Duncan HJ (1988b) The inhibition of potato sprout growth by light. III. Effects on subsequent growth in the field. Ann Appl Biol 113:149–157. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1988.tb03291.x
McKeown AW (1994) Evaluation of chitting to enhance earliness of potatoes grown in southern Ontario. Can J Plant Sci 74:159–165. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps94-034
Mitchell CA (2015) Academic research perspective of LEDs for the horticulture industry. Hortscience 50:1293–1296
Möller K (2007) Impact of agronomic strategies (seed tuber pre-sprouting, cultivar choice) to control late blight (Phytophthora infestans) on tuber growth and yield in organic potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crops. Potato Res 50:15–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-007-9026-5
Morrow RC (2008) LED lighting in horticulture. Hortscience 43:1947–1950
Potts MJ (1983) Diffuse light potato seed storage as an example of technology-transfer - a case-study. Am Potato J 60:217–226. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02854271
Schubert EF, Kim JK (2005) Solid-state light sources getting smart. Science 308:1274–1278. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1108712
Seyfried M, Schäfer E (1985) Action spectra of phytochrome in vivo. Photochem Photobiol 42:319–326. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1985.tb08947.x
Shinomura T, Nagatani A, Hanzawa H, Kubota M, Watanabe M, Furuya M (1996) Action spectra for phytochrome A- and B-specific photoinduction of seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93:8129–8133. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.15.8129
Shinomura T, Uchida K, Furuya M (2000) Elementary process of photoperception by phytochrome A for high-irradiance response of hypocotyl elongation in arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 122:147–156
Sonnewald S, Sonnewald U (2014) Regulation of potato tuber sprouting. Planta 239:27–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-013-1968-z
Takano M, Inagaki N, Xie X, Yuzurihara N, Hihara F, Ishizuka T, Yano M, Nishimura M, Miyao A, Hirochika H, Shinomura T (2005) Distinct and cooperative functions of phytochromes A, B, and C in the control of deetiolation and flowering in rice. Plant Cell 17:3311–3325. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.105.035899
The Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium et al. (2011) Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato. Nature 475:189–195. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10158 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature10158#supplementary-information
Tzeng KC, Kelman A, Simmons KE, Kelling KA (1986) Relationship of calcium nutrition to internal brown spot of potato-tubers and sub-apical necrosis of sprouts. Am Potato J 63:87–98. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02853687
Xie XZ, Shinomura T, Inagaki N, Kiyota S, Takano M (2007) Phytochrome-mediated inhibition of coleoptile growth in rice: age-dependency and action spectra. Photochem Photobiol 83:131–138. https://doi.org/10.1562/2006-03-17-ra-850
Yanagi T, Okuda N, Okamoto K (2016) Effects of light quality and quantity on flower initiation of Fragaria chiloensis L. CHI-24-1 grown under 24 h day-length. Sci Hortic 202:150–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2016.02.035
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the kind help from the staff at the Phytotron of UiT-The Arctic University of Norway and from the greenhouse staff at NIBIO in Tromsø.
Funding
This study is part of project no. 225148 of The Research Council in Norway with financial support by the Research Funding for Agriculture and the Food Industry in Norway (85%) and Norwegian potato industry (15%).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Publisher’s Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Mølmann, J.A., Johansen, T.J. Sprout Growth Inhibition and Photomorphogenic Development of Potato Seed Tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.) Under Different LED Light Colours. Potato Res. 63, 199–215 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-019-09435-y
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-019-09435-y