African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

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Experimental study on the effect of light quality on the quality of hydroponic Cichorium endivia L. in plant factory with artificial light

Xinfa Wang
  • Xinfa Wang
  • Department of Selection and Seeds named after M.D. HONCHAROV, Faculty of Agricultural Technologies and Environmental, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine.
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Zubko Vladisla
  • Zubko Vladisla
  • Department of Selection and Seeds named after M.D. HONCHAROV, Faculty of Agricultural Technologies and Environmental, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine.
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Onychko Viktor
  • Onychko Viktor
  • Department of Selection and Seeds named after M.D. HONCHAROV, Faculty of Agricultural Technologies and Environmental, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine.
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Mingfu Zhao
  • Mingfu Zhao
  • Department of Data Science, Faculty of Information Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China.
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Zhenwei Wu
  • Zhenwei Wu
  • Department of Data Science, Faculty of Information Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China.
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  •  Received: 27 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2022

Abstract

In recent years, plant factories have developed rapidly and played an important role in modern agricultural production. Finding the best lighting formula has become the most basic and important research topic for the industrialization of the plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL) hydroponic Cichorium endivia L. In this paper, the LED plant growth lamp with adjustable ratio of red, blue and white light intensity was used as the light source for the growth of C. endivia L., with 5R:8B:7W, 6R:7B:7W, 5.5R:8B:6.5W as the treatment group and white LED as the control group, the growth characteristics and nutritional quality of the grown plants of C. endivia L. were compared and analyzed through experiments. It was found that under the combined illumination of 5.5R:8B:6.5W, the leaves of C. endivia L. had the largest number, and the contents of VC (Vitamin C) and carotene were the highest. Under 6R:7B:7W illumination, the content of chlorophyll and soluble sugar was the highest. The combination illumination with the ratio of blue and white light slightly larger than that of red light was the most suitable illumination for hydroponic cultivation of C. endivia L. in PFAL.

Key words: Light formula, hydroponic cultivation, plant lighting, plant industrialized production, modern agriculture.

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