Blue light dosage affects carotenoids and tocopherols in microgreens.
Mustard, beet and parsley were grown to harvest time under selected LEDs: 638+660+731+0% 445nm; 638+660+731+8% 445nm; 638+660+731+16% 445nm; 638+660+731+25% 445nm; 638+660+731+33% 445nm. From 1.2 to 4.3 times higher concentrations of chlorophylls a and b, carotenoids, α- and β-carotenes, lutein, violaxanthin and zeaxanthin was found under blue 33% treatment in comparison to lower blue light dosages. Meanwhile, the accumulation of metabolites, which were not directly connected with light reactions, such as tocopherols, was more influenced by lower (16%) blue light dosage, increasing about 1.3 times. Thus, microgreen enrichment of carotenoid and xanthophyll pigments may be achieved using higher (16-33%) blue light intensities. Changes in metabolite quantities were not the result of changes of other carotenoid concentration, but were more influenced by light treatment and depended on the species. Significant quantitative changes in response to blue light percentage were obtained for both directly and not directly light-dependent metabolite groups.
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania; Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Studentu 11, Akademija, LT-53361 Kaunas Distr., Lithuania. Electronic address: g.samuoliene@lsdi.lt.
Giedrė
G
Samuolienė
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Akvilė
A
Viršilė
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Aušra
A
Brazaitytė
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Julė
J
Jankauskienė
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Sandra
S
Sakalauskienė
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Viktorija
V
Vaštakaitė
Institute of Applied Research, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio dl. 9, bldg. III, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Algirdas
A
Novičkovas
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Alina
A
Viškelienė
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Audrius
A
Sasnauskas
Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaunas Str. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas Dist., Lithuania.
Pavelas
P
Duchovskis
D027461:Beta vulgaris / Q000737:chemistry*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D009149:Mustard Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D028528:Petroselinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000737:chemistry*
D002338:Carotenoids; D024505:Tocopherols
Beet; Light-emitting diodes; Mustard; Parsley; Tocopherols; Xanthophylls