UV irradiance as a major influence on growth, development and secondary products of commercial importance in Lollo Rosso lettuce 'Revolution' grown under polyethylene films

Tsormpatsidis, E., Henbest, R. G. C., Davis, F. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-872X, Battey, N. H., Hadley, P. and Wagstaffe, A. (2008) UV irradiance as a major influence on growth, development and secondary products of commercial importance in Lollo Rosso lettuce 'Revolution' grown under polyethylene films. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 63 (1-3). pp. 232-239. ISSN 0098-8472 doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2007.12.002

Abstract/Summary

The growth and production of anthocyanin, flavonoid and phenolic compounds were evaluated in Lollo Rosso lettuce 'Revolution' grown continuously under films varying in their ability to transmit LTV radiation (completely transparent to IN, transparent above 320, 350, 370 and 3 80 nm and completely opaque to LTV radiation). Plants were grown from seed under UV transparent and UV blocking films and destructively harvested 3-4 weeks after transplanting. Plants under a complete UV blocking film (UV400) produced up to 2.2 times more total above ground dry weight than plants under the UV transparent film. In contrast, anthocyanin content in plants under the UV blocking film was approximately eight times lower than in plants under a UV transparent film. Furthermore, there was a curvilinear relationship between the anthocyanin content and LTV wavelength cutoff such that above 370 run there was no further reduction in anthocyanin content. Fluorescence measurements indicated that photosynthetic performance index was 15% higher under the presence of UVB and UVA (UV280) than under the presence of UVA (UV320) and 53% higher than in the absence of UV radiation suggesting protection of the photosynthetic apparatus possibly by phenolic compounds. These findings are of particular importance as the potential of UV transmitting films to increase secondary compounds may offer the opportunity to produce plants commercially with increased health benefits compared to those grown under conventional films.

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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences
Uncontrolled Keywords	ultraviolet light, UV blocking films, UV transparent films, red, lettuce, Anthocyanins, phenolics, ULTRAVIOLET-B RADIATION, CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE, ANTIOXIDANT, CAPACITY, EPIDERMAL LAYER, PHOTOSYSTEM-II, AMBIENT LEVELS, RYE, SEEDLINGS, FAR-RED, PLANTS, LEAVES
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