Effects of supplementary light treatment on saffron: integrated physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptome analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a perennial, bulbous flower whose stigma is one of the most valuable spices, herbal medicines, and dyes. Light is an essential environmental regulator of plant growth, development, and metabolism. With the popularization of customized light-emitting diode (LED) light sources in facility agriculture, accurate light control has become essential for regulating crop yield and quality. In this study, white, red, and blue LED lights were applied to extend the photoperiod at the start and end of the day during the indoor stage of saffron cultivation. We investigated saffron growth and flowering using non-target metabolomic and transcriptome analyses to determine the flux and accumulation of metabolites from the stigma under different light treatme

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670385 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature