New Light for Phytochemicals

Jarmo K Holopainen; Minna Kivimäenpää; Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.08.009

New Light for Phytochemicals

Trends Biotechnol. 2018 Jan;36(1):7-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.08.009. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

Authors

Jarmo K Holopainen¹, Minna Kivimäenpää², Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Electronic address: jarmo.holopainen@uef.fi.
² Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
³ Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101, Joensuu, Finland.

PMID: 28939181
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.08.009

Abstract

Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technology with narrow-bandwidth illumination helps to reduce energy consumption on covered crops. Here, we discuss how this new technology, which provides flexible modification of light spectra, will open new avenues for natural modulation of medicinal and crop plant metabolomes for better colour, flavour, fragrance, and antioxidant properties.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture / methods
Light*
Lighting / methods*
Phytochemicals / metabolism*
Plants / metabolism*
Plants / radiation effects*
Technology, Pharmaceutical / methods

Substances

Phytochemicals