Optimizing the quality of horticultural crop: insights into pre-harvest practices in controlled environment agriculture

X Zhao, J Peng, L Zhang, X Yang, Y Qiu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In modern agriculture, Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) stands out as a
contemporary production mode that leverages precise control over environmental conditions …

The interaction between CmPIF8 and CmACO1 under postharvest red light treatment might affect fruit ripening and sucrose accumulation in oriental melon fruit

J Guan, X Liang, G Gao, F Yang, H Qi - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Light and plant hormones are involved in regulating the growth, development and fruit
quality formation. However, it remains unclear whether light regulates the fruit quality of …

[HTML][HTML] Additional far-red increases fruit yield of greenhouse sweet pepper mainly through enhancing plant source strength

S Chen, T Kerstens, B Zepeda, T Ouzounis… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Supplementary lighting is necessary for year-round greenhouse production of fruit
vegetables in high-latitude regions. Far-red (FR) radiation can influence plant …

Effect of Light Treatment and Maturity Stage on Biomass Production and Bioactive Compounds of Two Pepper Cultivars under a Deep Water Culture Hydroponic …

E Kurucz, G Antal, I Kincses, M Sipos, MG Fári, IJ Holb - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Previous pepper studies indicated that biomass production and the amounts of bioactive
compounds were dependent on light sources, maturity processes and pepper genotypes …

Photon spectra effects tested on the vegetal model Allium cepa

M de Souza, KJ Sammarro Silva… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of artificial light sources in plants is considered a type of photobiomodulation (PBM),
a trend in agriculture and food industries, aiming at decontamination, pest control, and …

RPO film effectively promotes fruit quality and yield of cucumber through adjusting greenhouse environment and hormone contents

R Li, Y Gao, B Cai, G Li, Z Xue, XX Wang, Q Li - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Light conversion films are crucial for optimizing vegetable crop production in greenhouses,
particularly during winter and spring seasons. This study investigated the effects of a …

Polyvinyl alcohol covalently grafted perylene imide for high-performance light-conversion film

L Shi, Y Hu, W Ji, Y Wang - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2024 - Elsevier
To suppress the aggregation caused quenching of perylene diimide (PDI) derivatives, and
improve photostability of PDI derivatives, a polyvinyl alcohol grafted copolymer (PVA-PDIE) …

Variety Improvement for Closed Controlled Environments: Customizing Genetics for Specific Growing Conditions

KM Folta - The Vertical Farm, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
While vertical farms have integrated technology throughout the infrastructure, one critical
part of the system has seen only limited attention—the plant itself. Plant breeders genetically …