The Biometric Parameters of Microgreen Crops Grown under Various Light Conditions

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dc.abstract.enMicrogreens are becoming increasingly popular both as horticultural crops and as vegetables consumed by humans. They are classified as foods of high nutritional value. Twenty-eight microgreens crops were grown in a growth chamber under fully controlled conditions in order to determine how different light treatments affected their growth rate. The plants were grown under three light sources emitting red/blue ratios of about 6.7, 0.6, and 1.6 units (Red light, Blue light, and R + B light, respectively). Apart from that, the spectrum contained 10% yellow and orange light and 10% green light. The fresh weight of the plants ranged from 8 (perilla) to 1052 mg (nasturtium), whereas the length ranged for the same plants from 2.0 to 26.2 cm. The nasturtium was particularly strongly distinguished from the other species by the high values of its biometric parameters. The fresh mass of most of the other microgreens ranged from 20 to 100 mg, whereas their height ranged from 5 to 8 cm. Red light caused a significant increase in the fresh and dry weights of more than half of the species. The light spectrum had a lesser influence on the length of the plants. The research results showed considerable differences in the dynamics of growth of commonly cultivated microgreens.
dc.affiliationWydział Rolnictwa, Ogrodnictwa i Bioinżynierii
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Warzywnictwa
dc.contributor.authorFrąszczak, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorKula-Maximenko, Monika
dc.date.access2025-12-09
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-10T08:58:35Z
dc.date.available2025-12-10T08:58:35Z
dc.date.copyright2022-04-20
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Microgreens are becoming increasingly popular both as horticultural crops and as vegetables consumed by humans. They are classified as foods of high nutritional value. Twenty-eight microgreens crops were grown in a growth chamber under fully controlled conditions in order to determine how different light treatments affected their growth rate. The plants were grown under three light sources emitting red/blue ratios of about 6.7, 0.6, and 1.6 units (Red light, Blue light, and R + B light, respectively). Apart from that, the spectrum contained 10% yellow and orange light and 10% green light. The fresh weight of the plants ranged from 8 (perilla) to 1052 mg (nasturtium), whereas the length ranged for the same plants from 2.0 to 26.2 cm. The nasturtium was particularly strongly distinguished from the other species by the high values of its biometric parameters. The fresh mass of most of the other microgreens ranged from 20 to 100 mg, whereas their height ranged from 5 to 8 cm. Red light caused a significant increase in the fresh and dry weights of more than half of the species. The light spectrum had a lesser influence on the length of the plants. The research results showed considerable differences in the dynamics of growth of commonly cultivated microgreens.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume12
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agriculture12050576
dc.identifier.eissn2077-0472
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/6310
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dc.languageen
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enLEDs
dc.subject.enred light
dc.subject.enblue light
dc.subject.enfunctional food
dc.titleThe Biometric Parameters of Microgreen Crops Grown under Various Light Conditions
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Sprouts, Microgreens, and Baby Leaf Vegetables
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