Full text

Turn on search term navigation

© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the modified light spectrum of glass containing red luminophore on the performance of the photosynthetic apparatus of two types of lettuce cultivated in soil in a greenhouse. Butterhead and iceberg lettuce were cultivated in two types of greenhouses: (1) covered with transparent glass (control) and (2) covered with glass containing red luminophore (red). After 4 weeks of culture, structural and functional changes in the photosynthetic apparatus were examined. The presented study indicated that the red luminophore used changed the sunlight spectrum, providing an adequate blue:red light ratio, while decreasing the red:far-red radiation ratio. In such light conditions, changes in the efficiency parameters of the photosynthetic apparatus, modifications in the chloroplast ultrastructure, and altered proportions of structural proteins forming the photosynthetic apparatus were observed. These changes led to a decrease of CO2 carboxylation efficiency in both examined lettuce types.

Details

Title
Performance of the Photosynthetic Apparatus under Glass with a Luminophore Modifying Red-To-Far-Red-Light Ratio—A Case Study
Author
Tokarz, Krzysztof M 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Makowski, Wojciech 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tokarz, Barbara 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Muszyńska, Ewa 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gajewski, Zbigniew 1 ; Mazur, Stanisław 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kunicki, Edward 3 ; Jeremiasz, Olgierd 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sobik, Piotr 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nowak, Paweł 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Miernicka, Karolina 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mrzygłód, Kinga 1 ; Rozpądek, Piotr 6 

 Department of Botany, Physiology and Plant Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland 
 Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159/37, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland 
 Department of Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland 
 Helioenergia Sp. z o.o., ul. Rybnicka 68, 44-238 Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland; Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland 
 Helioenergia Sp. z o.o., ul. Rybnicka 68, 44-238 Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland 
 Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387 Kraków, Poland 
First page
1552
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20734409
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2824010504
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.