Optimal Light Wavelength for a Novel Cultivation System with a Supplemental Upward Lighting in Plant Factory with Artificial Lighting
Optimal Light Wavelength for a Novel Cultivation System with a Supplemental Upward Lighting in Plant Factory with Artificial Lighting
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10.2525/ecb.59.21
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2021-01
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S. Saengtharatip;Jyotsna Joshi-;Geng Zhang;M. Takagaki;T. Kozai;W. Yamori
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S. Saengtharatip;Jyotsna Joshi-;Geng Zhang;M. Takagaki;T. Kozai;W. Yamori
The term “plant factory with artificial lighting” refers to a controlled environment that enables the production of pesticide-free plants with high yield and quality through the efficient use of water, nutrients, and labor within a small area (Merrill et al., 2016). Controlled conditions and inputs to create optimal conditions enable year-round production (Yamori et al., 2014). In many Asian, European, and North American countries, plant factories are used for commercial production of leafy greens, herbs, and seedlings (Hayashi, 2016). However, the technology is still being developed, and improvements are needed in construction and labor costs, electricity use, yield and quality, and the efficient use of light sources, e.g., fluorescent lamps and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (Kozai, 2013). Currently, the production of leafy greens is managed with LEDs through the use of multiple culture shelves and an intensive cultivation pattern, but shading of outer leaves by the canopy reduces photosynthetic rate and accelerates the senescence of the outer leaves, which have to be trimmed before packaging and shipment, resulting in yield losses of over 10% (Zhang et al., 2015; Kozai and Niu, 2016). Photosynthesis underlies plant growth and productivity (Yamori, 2016; Yamori and Shikanai, 2016). Light is one of the most important environmental factors that influence plant growth, and is not only the basic driving force of photosynthesis, but also an important regulator of plant growth and development (Terashima et al., 2006). Low light intensity restricts the photosynthetic rate, and if the light intensity falls below the compensation point (i.e., the PPFD at which photosynthetic rate is zero), carbon is lost. Low light also triggers leaf senescence, resulting in yield loss (Frantz et al., 2000). More than 90% of crop biomass is derived from photosynthetic products, so the enhancement of leaf photosynthesis should increase yield (Long et al., 2006; Yamori et al., 2011; 2016). As well as light intensity, light quality greatly affects photosynthesis and plant growth (McCree, 1971; Inada, 1976; Lin et al., 2013). 80 to 95% of blue and red light is absorbed by chlorophyll in leaves across a broad range of plant species (Terashima et al., 2009; Muneer et al., 2014). Red light promotes photosynthesis and induces hypocotyl elongation and leaf area expansion; blue light regulates chlorophyll biosynthesis and suppresses cell elongation (McNellis and Deng, 1995; Han et al., 2017). Leaf senescence can be suppressed by the application of red light in soybean (Guiamet et al., 1989) and sunflower (Rousseaux et al., 1996), and of blue light in wheat (Causin et al.,