Red Light Enhances the Antioxidant Properties and Growth of Rubus hongnoensis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
3.1. Morphogenesis
3.2. Photosynthesis
3.3. Antioxidant
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials and Growth Conditions
4.2. Light Treatment
4.3. Growth Characteristics
4.4. Photosynthesis Measurements
4.5. Enzymatic Antioxidants
4.6. Extract Preparation
4.7. Total Phenol Content and Flavonoid Content
4.8. Total Flavonoid Content
4.9. DPPH Radical Scavenging Assay
4.10. ABTS Radical Scavenging Assay
4.11. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Light Quality z | Plant Height (cm) | Leaf | No. of Five-Leaflets | Chlorophyll (SPAD) | Stem Diameter (mm) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length (cm) | Width (cm) | Area (cm2) | |||||
W | 6.8 b y | 13.4 a | 8.4 a | 44.7 ab | 5.7 ab | 38.0 | 5.3 a |
R | 11.2 a | 16.7 a | 10.4 a | 66.2 a | 6.6 a | 40.7 | 6.6 a |
B | 3.7 c | 8.8 b | 5.5 b | 24.1 c | 5.1 b | 34.3 | 2.8 b |
RGBFr | 7.9 b | 15.0 a | 8.5 a | 51.6 b | 6.8 a | 39.6 | 5.2 a |
RGB | 8.2 b | 15.3 a | 9.0 a | 55.2 ab | 6.4 a | 39.8 | 4.9 a |
F-test | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | NS | ** |
Light Quality z | Root Length (cm) | Fresh Weight (g) | Dry Weight (g) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | ||
W | 27.1 bc y | 5.13 a | 3.68 bc | 0.95 ab | 0.28 bc |
R | 33.1 ab | 11.65 a | 8.34 a | 2.05 a | 0.64 ab |
B | 25.2 c | 2.76 b | 2.06 c | 0.35 b | 0.12 c |
RGBFr | 34.4 ab | 8.29 ab | 7.98 ab | 1.59 a | 0.52 ab |
RGB | 38.4 a | 11.90 a | 8.59 a | 1.94 a | 0.66 a |
F-test | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
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Oh, H.E.; Yoon, A.; Park, Y.G. Red Light Enhances the Antioxidant Properties and Growth of Rubus hongnoensis. Plants 2021, 10, 2589. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122589
Oh HE, Yoon A, Park YG. Red Light Enhances the Antioxidant Properties and Growth of Rubus hongnoensis. Plants. 2021; 10(12):2589. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122589
Chicago/Turabian StyleOh, Hyeon Eui, Ara Yoon, and Yoo Gyeong Park. 2021. "Red Light Enhances the Antioxidant Properties and Growth of Rubus hongnoensis" Plants 10, no. 12: 2589. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122589