Abstract
The term superfood refers to food with high levels of either nutrient or bioactive phytochemicals with human health benefits. Phytochemicals are naturally occurring compounds in plants that provide their color, flavor and odor. Phenolic compounds form the major constituents of phytochemicals. Plant traits in phytochemical production are tightly bound with the genome while modified markedly by the environmental conditions. Here, we studied the effect of supplemented blue light on the production of several phenolics in the leaves of tomato, basil and parsley, which are widely cultivated food plant species. The results indicated doubled or higher increases in the accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoids. In conclusion, we showed for the first time, that supplemented blue light results in high yield improvement of phytochemicals related to superfood products.
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Supplemental blue light at least doubled phenolic acid or flavonoid accumulation in tomato leaves.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- supplemented blue lighte0
- Outcome
- accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoidse0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- doubled or highere0
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e0“supplemented blue light on the production of several phenolics in the leaves of tomato, basil and parsley, which are widely cultivated food plant species. The results indicated doubled or higher increases in the accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoids”
Claim · model-written summary
Supplemental blue light at least doubled phenolic acid or flavonoid accumulation in basil leaves.
- Taxon
- basil
Ocimum basilicume0 - Treatment
- supplemented blue lighte0
- Outcome
- accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoidse0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- doubled or highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“supplemented blue light on the production of several phenolics in the leaves of tomato, basil and parsley, which are widely cultivated food plant species. The results indicated doubled or higher increases in the accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoids”
Claim · model-written summary
Supplemental blue light at least doubled phenolic acid or flavonoid accumulation in parsley leaves.
- Taxon
- parsley
Petroselinum crispume0 - Treatment
- supplemented blue lighte0
- Outcome
- accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoidse0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- doubled or highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“supplemented blue light on the production of several phenolics in the leaves of tomato, basil and parsley, which are widely cultivated food plant species. The results indicated doubled or higher increases in the accumulation of several species-specific phenolic acids or flavonoids”
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