Long-term blue light effects on the histology of lettuce and soybean leaves and stems

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-472

  Dougher, Tracy A O ^a   Bugbee, Bruce ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Cell expansion; Glycine max; Lactuca sativa

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 3042850434     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.4.0467     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Brown, C.S., A.C. Schuerger, and J.C. Sager. 1995. Growth and photomorphogenesis of pepper plants under red light-emitting diodes with supplemental blue or far-red lighting. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 120:808-813.
2. Cosgrove, D. 1981. Rapid suppression of growth by blue light. Plant Physiol. 67:584-590.
3. Dale, J.E. 1988. The control of leaf expansion. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Mol. Biol. 39:267-295.
4. Dale, J.E. and F.L. Milthorpe. 1983. General features of the production and growth of leaves, p. 151-269. In: J.E. Dale and F.L. Milthorpe (eds.). The growth and functioning of leaves. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, Mass.
5. Dougher, T.A.O. and B. Bugbee. 2001. Differences in the response of wheat, soybean, and lettuce to reduced blue radiation. Photochem. Photobiol. 73(2):199-207.
6. Goins, G.D., N.C. Yorio, M.M. Sanwo, and C.S. Brown. 1997. Photomorphogenesis, photosynthesis, and seed yield of wheat plant grown under red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with and without supplemental blue lighting. J. Expt. Bot. 48:1407-1413.
7. Guerra, D., A.J. Anderson, and F.B. Salisbury. 1985. Reduced phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and tyrosine ammonia-lyase activities and lignin synthesis in wheat grown under low pressure sodium lamps. Plant Physiol. 78:126-130.
8. Hoenecke, M.E., R.J. Bula, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1992. Importance of 'blue' photon levels for lettuce seedlings grown under red-light-emitting diodes. HortScience 27:427-430.
9. Kigel, J. and D.J. Cosgrove. 1991. Photoinhibition of stem elongation by blue and red light. Plant Physiol. 95:1049-1056.
10. Kutschera, U. 1992. The role of the epidermis in the control of elongation growth in stems and coleoptiles. Botanica Acta 105:246-252.
11. Rahim, M.A. and R. Fordham. 1991. Effect of shade on leaf and cell size and number of epidermal cells in garlic (Allium sativum). Ann. Bot. 67:167-171.
12. Sager, J.C. and J.C. McFarlane. 1997. Radiation, p. 1-29. In: R.W. Langhans and T.W. Tibbitts (eds.). Plant growth chamber handbook. North Central Reg. Res. Publ. 340.
13. Shinkle, J.R. and R.L. Jones. 1988. Inhibition of stem elongation in Cucumis seedlings by blue light requires calcium. Plant Physiol. 86:960-966.
14. Van Volkenburgh, E., R.E. Cleland, and M. Watanabe. 1990. Light-stimulated cell expansion in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves. II. Quantity and quality of light required. Planta 182:77-80.