An overview of soil and soilless cultivation techniques—chances, challenges and the neglected question of sustainability

A Fussy, J Papenbrock - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Resources such as fertile soil and clean water are already limited in many parts of the world.
Additionally, the conventional use of arable land is becoming increasingly difficult, which is …

Tomato fruit development and metabolism

M Quinet, T Angosto, FJ Yuste-Lisbona… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belongs to the Solanaceae family and is the second
most important fruit or vegetable crop next to potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). It is cultivated …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin C in plants: from functions to biofortification

C Paciolla, S Fortunato, N Dipierro, A Paradiso… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid) is an excellent free radical scavenger, not only for its capability to
donate reducing equivalents but also for the relative stability of the derived …

Recent advances of hydrogel in agriculture: Synthesis, mechanism, properties and applications

C Qin, H Wang, Y Zhao, Y Qi, N Wu, S Zhang… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural production is facing challenges such as water scarcity, declining soil quality, and
excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and there is an urgent need to find …

A novel Cr3+-doped stannate far red phosphor for plant lighting: structure evolution, broad-narrow spectrum tuning and application prospect

SJ Gai, C Zhou, L Peng, MH Wu, PX Gao, LJ Su… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical unit cosubstitution is an effective strategy to regulate the luminescence properties
of phosphors, and it has attracted huge attention in the last few years. Following the design …

Adding far-red to red, blue supplemental light-emitting diode interlighting improved sweet pepper yield but attenuated carotenoid content

D Kim, JE Son - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Supplemental interlighting is commonly used in modern greenhouses to improve light
deficiency, but the light spectrum affects fruit quality and color change. This study aimed to …

Light-altering cover materials and sustainable greenhouse production of vegetables: A review

X He, C Maier, SG Chavan, CC Zhao, Y Alagoz… - Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Greenhouse horticulture (protected crop**) is essential in meeting increasing global food
demand under climate change scenarios by ensuring sustainability, efficiency, and …

The role of light intensity in mediating ascorbic acid content during postharvest tomato ripening: A transcriptomic analysis

Y Zhang, N Ntagkas, D Fanourakis, G Tsaniklidis… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ascorbic acid (ASA) is an essential antioxidant, participating in diverse processes. In this
study, tomato fruit at two maturity stages (mature-green, breaker) were first exposed to light …

[HTML][HTML] Response of flavor substances in tomato fruit to light spectrum and daily light integral

X Fan, N Lu, W Xu, Y Zhuang, J **, X Mao, N Ren - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been widely used as light sources for plant production in
plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs), and light spectrum and light amount have great …

Effect of light intensity and wavelengths on ascorbic acid content and the antioxidant system in tomato fruit grown in vitro

K Zushi, C Suehara, M Shirai - Scientia Horticulturae, 2020 - Elsevier
The ascorbic acid (ASA) content of tomatoes is regulated by culture practices and
environmental conditions such as light. However, in tomatoes, little is known about the direct …