A Novel New Light Recipe Significantly Increases the Growth and Yield of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Grown in a Plant Factory System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Absorption Spectra of 14 Plant Species between 400 and 700 nm
2.2. Absorption Spectrum of Sweet Basil between 300 and 700 nm
2.3. Growth of Sweet Basil under Different Lighting Regimes
2.4. Essential Oil Content
2.5. Light Use Efficiency (LUE)
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Light Spectrum Analyzed
3.1.1. Spectrum Analysis (between 400 and 700 nm) of 14 Plant Species
3.1.2. Spectrum Analysis (between 300 and 700 nm) of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
3.2. Physiological Responses
3.2.1. Chlorophyll Fluorescence Rate Fv/Fm
3.2.2. Light Saturated Maximum Photosynthetic Rate (Amax)
3.2.3. Stomatal Conductance (Gs)
3.3. Growth Responses
3.4. Essential Oil Yield
3.5. Light Use Efficiency (LUE)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rihan, H.Z.; Aldarkazali, M.; Mohamed, S.J.; McMulkin, N.B.; Jbara, M.H.; Fuller, M.P. A Novel New Light Recipe Significantly Increases the Growth and Yield of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Grown in a Plant Factory System. Agronomy 2020, 10, 934. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070934
Rihan HZ, Aldarkazali M, Mohamed SJ, McMulkin NB, Jbara MH, Fuller MP. A Novel New Light Recipe Significantly Increases the Growth and Yield of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Grown in a Plant Factory System. Agronomy. 2020; 10(7):934. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070934
Chicago/Turabian StyleRihan, Hail Z., Mohammed Aldarkazali, Shiren J. Mohamed, Nancy B. McMulkin, Marwa H. Jbara, and Michael P. Fuller. 2020. "A Novel New Light Recipe Significantly Increases the Growth and Yield of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Grown in a Plant Factory System" Agronomy 10, no. 7: 934. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070934