Biophysical Properties of Agricultural Crops
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 3115
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Interests: physical properties of plants; agrotechnics
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Interests: physical properties of plant raw materials; food engineering, processing and quality; renewable energy sources; biomass conversion; agricultural production; crop storage and processing
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Dear Colleagues,
Due to the widespread desire to limit the excessive use of chemical compounds in plant production and the increasing acreage of plants, grown using ecological or integrated methods, there is a growing interest in pro-ecological methods used to improve the quality and health of seeds. These methods also include the processing of seeds using physical methods.
In plant cultivation, it is important to obtain an efficient and high-quality crop. Plants are constantly exposed to unfavorable abiotic factors (drought, cold, frost, salinity, radiation, etc.) and biotic (bacteria, fungi, etc.). The effects of ionizing, infrared, and ultraviolet radiation; ultrasound; and magnetic and gravitational fields on plant shoots and roots can be monitored at every stage of growth and development through spectrophotometric, fluorimetric, and molecular methods. The main photosynthetic pigments in plants are two types of chlorophylls: a and b. There are also auxiliary pigments called carotonoids. The mechanism of photosynthesis is based on the absorption of solar energy in the PAR range (400-700 nm) using the molecules of photosynthetic dyes in antenna complexes collecting light. The antenna complex is made up of many molecules of chlorophyll and carotenids linked to proteins. Absorbed energy in the form of excited electron dye molecules from these complexes can be transferred to the PSII and PI reaction centers and used to initiate photochemical reactions. Some energy is lost as heat or is sent as chlorophyll fluorescence. Equipment for measuring photosynthesis makes it possible to control the cultivation of crops.
Dr. Dziwulska-Hunek Agata
Dr. Mariusz Szymanek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant yield
- ecological cultivation
- seed quality
- light reaction
- protein
- photosynthetic pigments
- magnetic field
- gravitational field
- laser light
- chlorophyll fluorescence
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