Photoinhibition in Horticultural Crops: An Overview of the Effect of Light Quality and Signaling in the Underlying Photoprotection Mechanisms

Document Type : Review paper

Authors

1 Photosynthesis Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Technology (Aburaihan), University of Tehran, Pakdasht, Tehran, Iran

2 Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre RAS, 450054 Ufa, Russia

3 Laboratory of Bioclimatology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Piątkowska 94, 60-649 Poznań, Poland

4 HM.Clause, Davis, CA 95618, USA

5 Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China

Abstract

Acclimation to the privileged lighting environment is an important step for the survival of newly developed horticultural plants such as transplants, tissue culture-generated plants, and mature plants when a change occurs in light intensity during the growth period or even during one full day. Capturing excess light energy without an antecedent to acclimation imposes photooxidative cellular damage and photoinhibition in plants. Since carbon utilization may not keep pace with reductive energy production, it renders electron acceptors in the electron transfer chain oversaturated. However, plants are usually equipped with photoprotective mechanisms to attenuate the detrimental effects of excess light energy on the photosynthesis apparatus. In this review, we discussed how different controlled environment horticulture (CEH) systems are embedded with immense opportunities for improving yield and quality. Current understandings of the direct and indirect functional roles of light spectra are discussed in the context of photoinhibition, photoprotection, and their regulatory mechanisms. 

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International Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology
Volume 10, Special issue (Light in horticulture)
Special issue :Impact of light on crop production and quality
Dr. Sasan Aliniaeifard, Guest Editor, Photosynthesis and Light Response, Department of Horticulture, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, aliniaeifard@ut.ac.ir
December 2023
Pages 39-50

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  • Receive Date: 17 October 2022
  • Revise Date: 29 December 2022
  • Accept Date: 20 January 2023

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