New Light for Phytochemicals.

Jarmo K Holopainen, Minna Kivimäenpää, Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto

Journal: Trends in biotechnology 2018;36(1):7-10

PMID: 28939181

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Abstract

Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technology with narrow-bandwidth illumination helps to reduce energy consumption on covered crops. Here, we discuss how this new technology, which provides flexible modification of light spectra, will open new avenues for natural modulation of medicinal and crop plant metabolomes for better colour, flavour, fragrance, and antioxidant properties.

Address: Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.; Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101, Joensuu, Finland.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.08.009

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MeSH Terms: Agriculture, Light, Lighting, Phytochemicals, Plants, Technology, Pharmaceutical