Carotenoids are isoprenoids widely distributed in foods that have been always part of the
diet of humans. Unlike the other so-called food bioactives, some carotenoids can be …

Light spectra significantly influence plant metabolism, growth and development. Here, we
review the effects of monochromatic blue, red and green light compared to those of …

Light-emitting diode (LED) technology has rapidly advanced the past years and it is
nowadays irrevocably linked with controlled-environment agriculture (CEA). We provide …

With the expeditious development of optoelectronics, the light-emitting diode (LED)
technology as supplementary light has shown great advancement in protected cultivation …

Greenhouse crop production in northern countries often relies heavily on supplemental
lighting for year-round yield and product quality. Among the different spectra used in …

The morphological and phytochemical characteristics of two Ocimum basilicum cultivars
(Lettuce Leaf, and Red Rubin-mountain Athos hybrid) under artificial lighting were …

The temporal and spatial control of auxin distribution has a key role in the regulation of plant
growth and development, and much has been learnt about the mechanisms that influence …

It is well accepted that lateral redistribution of the phytohormone auxin underlies the bending
of plant organs towards light. In monocots, photoreception occurs at the shoot tip above the …

Phototropism, or the differential cell elongation exhibited by a plant organ in response to
directional blue light, provides the plant with a means to optimize photosynthetic light …

The introduction of high power LED lighting systems for horticulture has stimulated
substantial interest from both the research community and the protected horticulture industry …