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Plants use the energy derived from sunlight to incorporate or convert inorganic compounds into organic compounds such as carbohydrates, proteins or fatty acids. These substances are further processed to produce important building blocks and phytochemicals, the latter of which can have striking effects on human health if consumed as part of our plant-based diet. A range of environmental factors, including radiation, temperature, nutrients, insects and microorganisms, affect the amount and pattern of these phytochemicals within plants. In protected horticulture, these factors can be controlled in order to induce the accumulation of large amounts of favourable phytochemicals within plants.
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Geilfus, CM. (2019). Protected Cropping in Horticulture. In: Controlled Environment Horticulture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23197-2_2
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