Effects of supplemental lighting with different light qualities on growth and secondary metabolite content of Anoectochilus roxburghii.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anoectochilus roxburghii is a widespread herbaceous plant with high medicinal value. Wild A. roxburghii resources face extinction due to their slow growth rate and over exploitation. The growing market demand has led to advances in the field of artificial planting of A. roxburghii. Methods to increase the economic benefits of cultivation and the production of medicinal ingredients are very useful.

Methods

A. roxburghii was exposed to red light, blue light (BL), yellow light (YL), green light, or white light as supplemental lighting at night (18:00-02:00) in a greenhouse or were left in darkness (control, CK) to investigate the effects of various light qualities on growth indices, photosynthetic pigments, chlorophyll fluorescence, root v

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054866 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature