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Effects of different light quality on growth, chlorophyll concentration and chlorophyll biosynthesis precursors of non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L.)

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different light quality of light emitting diode (LED) on the growth, concentration of chlorophyll and chlorophyll biosynthesis precursors of non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L.). Seedlings of the cultivar Te Ai Qing were cultured for 28 days under 6 treatments: red light (R), blue light (B), green light (G), yellow light (Y), red plus blue light (RB) and dysprosium lamp (CK). Lighting experiments were performed under controlled conditions (photon flux density 150 μmol m−2 s−1; 12 h photoperiod; 18–20 °C). The fresh and dry mass were the greatest under RB, which were significantly higher than other light treatments. The fresh mass under RB was almost twice higher compared to other light treatments. Plant height was highest under R treatment and was lowest under B. RB treatment also lowered the plant height significantly. The highest soluble sugar concentration was observed under B. The soluble protein concentration was the greatest under RB. The R treatment was adverse to pigment accumulation. The concentration of photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll biosynthesis precursors were higher under RB. The RB treatment was beneficial to pigment accumulation.

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Abbreviations

ALA:

5-Aminolevulinic acid

B:

Blue LED

CK:

Dysprosium lamp

G:

Green LED

LED:

Light emitting diode

Mg-Proto IX:

Mg-proporphyrin IX

Pchlide:

Protochlorophyllide

PFD:

Photon flux density

Proto IX:

Protoporphyrin IX

R:

Red LED

RB:

Red plus blue LED

Y:

Yellow LED

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This research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30972035), the National 863 High Technology Program of China (2011AA03A114, 2013AA103003), the National Science and Technology Support Project of China (2011BAE01B01), Agricultural research special funds for public welfare projects (201303108), and Jiangsu Science and Technology Key Program (BE2011197). Prof. Feirong Gu of the College of Foreign Studies helped with the language editing of this manuscript.

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    XiaoXue Fan, Jie Zang & ShiRong Guo

  2. College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China

    ZhiGang Xu, XueLei Jiao, XiaoYing Liu & Ying Gao

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Fan, X., Zang, J., Xu, Z. et al. Effects of different light quality on growth, chlorophyll concentration and chlorophyll biosynthesis precursors of non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L.). Acta Physiol Plant 35, 2721–2726 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-013-1304-z

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