Modulated Light Dependence of Growth, Flowering, and the Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites in Chilli.

ABSTRACT: Chili is widely used as a food additive and a flavouring and colouring agent and also has great importance in health preservation and therapy due to the abundant presence of many bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and capsaicinoids. Most of these secondary metabolites are strong antioxidants. In the present study, the effect of light intensity and spectral composition was studied on the growth, flowering, and yield of chilli together with the accumulation of secondary metabolites in the fruit. Two light intensities (300 and 500 μmol m^-2 s^-1) were applied in different spectral compositions. A broad white LED spectrum with and without FR application and with blue LED supplement was compared to blue and red LED lightings in different (80/2

SUBMITTER: Darko E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981241 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature