Increasing the performance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings by LED illumination.

ABSTRACT: Light is one of the most important limiting factors for photosynthesis and the production of plants, especially in the regions where natural environmental conditions do not provide sufficient sunlight, and there is a great dependence on artificial lighting to grow plants and produce food. The influence of light intensity, quality, and photoperiod on photosynthetic pigments content and some biochemical and growth traits of cucumber seedlings grown under controlled conditions was investigated. An orthogonal design based on a combination of different light irradiances, ratio of LEDs and photoperiods was used. Treaments consisted of three light irradiance regimes (80, 100, and 150 µmol m^-2 s^-1) provided by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of different ratios of red and blue (

SUBMITTER: Hamedalla AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8764046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature