UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield

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UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield. / Qian, Minjie; Rosenqvist, Eva; Flygare, Ann-Marie; Kalbina, Irina; Teng, Yuanwen; Jansen, Marcel A. K.; Strid, Ake.

In: Scientia Horticulturae, Vol. 263, 109110, 2020.

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Qian, M, Rosenqvist, E, Flygare, A-M, Kalbina, I, Teng, Y, Jansen, MAK & Strid, A 2020, 'UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield', Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 263, 109110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109110

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Qian, M., Rosenqvist, E., Flygare, A-M., Kalbina, I., Teng, Y., Jansen, M. A. K., & Strid, A. (2020). UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield. Scientia Horticulturae, 263, [109110]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109110

Vancouver

Qian M, Rosenqvist E, Flygare A-M, Kalbina I, Teng Y, Jansen MAK et al. UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield. Scientia Horticulturae. 2020;263. 109110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109110

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Qian, Minjie ; Rosenqvist, Eva ; Flygare, Ann-Marie ; Kalbina, Irina ; Teng, Yuanwen ; Jansen, Marcel A. K. ; Strid, Ake. / UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield. In: Scientia Horticulturae. 2020 ; Vol. 263.

Bibtex

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title = "UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield",
abstract = "Solar ultraviolet (UV) light influences plant growth and metabolism. Whereas high doses of UV can be deleterious for plants, natural UV doses are important for morphogenesis in many plants species, including those used in horticulture. Greenhouses are widely used for horticultural production and common cladding materials strongly absorb UV. Thus, low amounts of UV may be limiting the optimal development in some plant species. Light supplementation using UV tubes can overcome UV deficiency. Here we study cucumber seedling production in the absence or presence of different UV wavelengths. UV-A- (315-400 nm) and UV-B- (280-315 nm) enriched light was used for exposure and parameters such as the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II, stem development (internode length and diameter, stem dry weight, stem weight per unit of stem length, and stem bending), root biomass, leaf biomass and specific leaf mass were measured. We found that UV-A supplementation resulted in shorter more compact and sturdy plants, properties that are positive from a horticultural perspective. In contrast, UV-B-enriched light led to even smaller plants that lacked the sturdy stem. There were no signs of decreased F-v/F-m under any of the treatments, nor statistically significant differences in fruit yield between the control plants and the UV-treated plants when grown to harvest. In particular, the differences in fruit yield between the controls and the UV-A-treated plants were negligible in all cases. Thus, supplementary UV-A light can be an interesting alternative to chemical growth regulators for production of sturdy horticultural plants.",
keywords = "Cucumber production, Fruit yield, Plant architecture, Plant morphology, Ultraviolet light, CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE, B IRRADIATION, EPIDERMAL-CELLS, GROWTH, RADIATION, AMELIORATION, ENVIRONMENT, RESPONSES, SEEDLINGS, EXPOSURE",
author = "Minjie Qian and Eva Rosenqvist and Ann-Marie Flygare and Irina Kalbina and Yuanwen Teng and Jansen, {Marcel A. K.} and Ake Strid",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109110",
language = "English",
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journal = "Scientia Horticulturae",
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T1 - UV-A light induces a robust and dwarfed phenotype in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) without affecting fruit yield

AU - Qian, Minjie

AU - Rosenqvist, Eva

AU - Flygare, Ann-Marie

AU - Kalbina, Irina

AU - Teng, Yuanwen

AU - Jansen, Marcel A. K.

AU - Strid, Ake

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Solar ultraviolet (UV) light influences plant growth and metabolism. Whereas high doses of UV can be deleterious for plants, natural UV doses are important for morphogenesis in many plants species, including those used in horticulture. Greenhouses are widely used for horticultural production and common cladding materials strongly absorb UV. Thus, low amounts of UV may be limiting the optimal development in some plant species. Light supplementation using UV tubes can overcome UV deficiency. Here we study cucumber seedling production in the absence or presence of different UV wavelengths. UV-A- (315-400 nm) and UV-B- (280-315 nm) enriched light was used for exposure and parameters such as the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II, stem development (internode length and diameter, stem dry weight, stem weight per unit of stem length, and stem bending), root biomass, leaf biomass and specific leaf mass were measured. We found that UV-A supplementation resulted in shorter more compact and sturdy plants, properties that are positive from a horticultural perspective. In contrast, UV-B-enriched light led to even smaller plants that lacked the sturdy stem. There were no signs of decreased F-v/F-m under any of the treatments, nor statistically significant differences in fruit yield between the control plants and the UV-treated plants when grown to harvest. In particular, the differences in fruit yield between the controls and the UV-A-treated plants were negligible in all cases. Thus, supplementary UV-A light can be an interesting alternative to chemical growth regulators for production of sturdy horticultural plants.

AB - Solar ultraviolet (UV) light influences plant growth and metabolism. Whereas high doses of UV can be deleterious for plants, natural UV doses are important for morphogenesis in many plants species, including those used in horticulture. Greenhouses are widely used for horticultural production and common cladding materials strongly absorb UV. Thus, low amounts of UV may be limiting the optimal development in some plant species. Light supplementation using UV tubes can overcome UV deficiency. Here we study cucumber seedling production in the absence or presence of different UV wavelengths. UV-A- (315-400 nm) and UV-B- (280-315 nm) enriched light was used for exposure and parameters such as the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II, stem development (internode length and diameter, stem dry weight, stem weight per unit of stem length, and stem bending), root biomass, leaf biomass and specific leaf mass were measured. We found that UV-A supplementation resulted in shorter more compact and sturdy plants, properties that are positive from a horticultural perspective. In contrast, UV-B-enriched light led to even smaller plants that lacked the sturdy stem. There were no signs of decreased F-v/F-m under any of the treatments, nor statistically significant differences in fruit yield between the control plants and the UV-treated plants when grown to harvest. In particular, the differences in fruit yield between the controls and the UV-A-treated plants were negligible in all cases. Thus, supplementary UV-A light can be an interesting alternative to chemical growth regulators for production of sturdy horticultural plants.

KW - Cucumber production

KW - Fruit yield

KW - Plant architecture

KW - Plant morphology

KW - Ultraviolet light

KW - CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE

KW - B IRRADIATION

KW - EPIDERMAL-CELLS

KW - GROWTH

KW - RADIATION

KW - AMELIORATION

KW - ENVIRONMENT

KW - RESPONSES

KW - SEEDLINGS

KW - EXPOSURE

U2 - 10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109110

DO - 10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109110

M3 - Journal article

VL - 263

JO - Scientia Horticulturae

JF - Scientia Horticulturae

SN - 0304-4238

M1 - 109110

ER -

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