Pre-harvest cultural growing conditions can influence carotenoid phytochemical concentrations in vegetable crops

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 841, Issue , 2009, Pages 283-293

  Kopsell, D A ^a   Kopsell, D E ^b   Lefsrud, M G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Kale; Light; Lutein; Photoperiod; Spinach; Zeaxanthin; carotene

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 75449107762     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2009.841.34     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Abrami, A. 1972. Optimum mean temperature for a plant growth calculated by a new method of summation. Ecology 53(5):893-900.
2. Ames, B. N., Shigenage, M. K. and Hagen, T. M. 1993. Oxidants, antioxidants, and the degenerative diseases of aging. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 90:7915-7922.
3. Antonious, G. F., Kasperbauer, M. J. and Byers, M. E. 1996. Light reflected from colored mulches to growing turnip leaves affects glucosinolates and sugar content of edible roots. Photochemistry Photobiology 64(3):605-610.
4. Arizmendi-Maldonado, D., McDowell, L. R., Sinclair, T. R., Mislevy, P., Martin, F. G. and Wilkinson, N. S. 2003. α-Tocopherol and β-carotene concentrations in tropical grasses as affected by increasing daylength. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 34(3-4):519-530.
5. Arvidsson, P., Carlsson, M., Stefansson, H., Albertsson, P. and Akerlund, H. 1997. Violaxanthin accessibility and temperature dependency for de-epoxidation in spinach thylakoid membranes. Photosynthesis Res. 52:39-48.
6. Behera, R. K. and Choudhury, N. K. 2003. High irradiance-induced changes in carotenoid composition and increase in non-photochemical quenching Chl a fluorescence in primary wheat leaves. J. Plant Physiol. 160:1141-1146.
7. Bonde, E. K. 1955. The effect of various cycles of light and darkness on the growth of tomato and cocklebur plants. Physiologia Plantarum 8:913-923.
8. Brown, C. S., Schuerger, A. C. and Sager, J. C. 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(5):808-813.
9. Chenard, C. H., Kopsell, D. A. and Kopsell, D. E. 2005. The influence of nitrogen on carotenoid production in the herbal crop parsley (Petroselinum crispum Nym). J. Plant Nutr. 28(2):285-297.
10. de Azevedo, C. H. and Rodriguez-Amaya, D. B. 2005. Carotenoid composition of kale as influenced by maturity, season and minimal processing. J. Sci. Food Agri. 85:591-597.
11. Demmig-Adams, B., Gilmore, A. M. and Adams, W. W., III. 1996. In vivo functions of carotenoids in higher plants. FASEB J. 10:403-412.
12. Densmore, R. V. 1997. Effect of day length on germination of seeds collected in Alaska. Amer. J. Bot. 84:274-278.
13. DiMascio, P., Kaiser, S. and Sies, H. 1989. Lycopene as the most efficient biological carotenoid singlet oxygen quencher. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 274:532-538.
14. Foyer, C. H., Lopez-Delgado, H., Dat, J. F. and Scott, I. M. 1997. Hydrogen peroxide-and glutathione-associated mechanisms of acclamatory stress tolerance and signaling. Physiologia plantarum 100:241-254.
15. Frank, H. A. and Cogdell, R. J. 1996. Carotenoids in Photosynthesis. Photochemistry Photobiology 63:257-264.
16. Fukuda, N., Suzuki, K. and Ikeda, H. 2000. Effects of supplemental lighting from 23:00 to 7:00 on growth of vegetables cultured by NFT. J. Japanese Soc. Hort. Sci. 69(1):76-83.
17. Gautier, H., Varlet-Grancher, C. and Baudry, N. 1997. Effects of blue light on the vertical colonization of space by white clover and their consequences for dry matter distribution. Ann. Bot. 80:665-671.
18. Goldman, I. L., Kader, A. A. and Heintz, C. H. 1999. Influence of production, handling, and storage on phytochemical content of foods. Nutritional Rev. 57(9):S46-S52.
19. Grusak, M. A. and DellaPenna, D. 1999. Improving the nutrient composition of plants to enhance human nutrition and health. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Mol. Bio. 50:133-161.
20. Grusak, M. A., DellaPenna, D. and Welch, R. M. 1999. Physiological processes affecting the content and distribution of phytochemicals in plants. Nutr. Rev. 57(9):S27-S33.
21. Guy, C. L., Niemi, K. J. and Brambl, R. 1985. Altered gene expression during cold acclimation of spinach. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 82:3673-3677.
22. Havaux, M., Tardy, F. and Lemoine, Y. 1998. Photosynthetic light-harvesting function of carotenoids in higher-plant leaves exposed to high light irradiances. Planta 205:242-
23. Heraut-Bron, V., Robin, C., Varlet-Grancher, C. and Guckert, A. 2001. Phytochrome mediated effects on leaves of white clover: Consequences for light interception by the plant under competition for light. Ann. Bot. 88:737-743.
24. Hoenecke, M. E., Bula, R. J. and Tibbitts, T. W. 1992. Importance of 'Blue' photon levels for lettuce seedlings grown under red-light-emitting diodes. HortScience 27(3):427-430.
25. Holaday, A. S., Martinddale, W., Alred, R., Brooks, A. L. and Leegood, R. C. 1991. Changes in activities of enzymes of carbon metabolism in leaves during exposure of plants to low temperature. Plant Physiol. 98:1105-1114.
26. Hurd, R. G. 1973. Long-day effects on growth and flower initiation of tomato plants in low light. Ann. Applied Bot. 73:221-228.
27. Jun, S., Kim, J. M. and Lee, C. B. 2001. A comparative study on the effect of chilling treatment in the light and in the dark on subsequent photosynthesis in cucumber. Australian J. Plant Physiol. 28:489-496.
28. Karim, A., Fukamachi, H. and Hidaka, T. 2003. Photosynthetic performance of Vigna radiata L. leaves developed at different temperature and irradiance levels. Plant Sci. 164:451-458.
29. Khachik, F., Bernstein, P. S. and Garland, D. L. 1997. Identification of lutein and zeaxanthin oxidation products in human and monkey retinas. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sci. 38(9):1802-1811.
30. Koontz, H. V. and Prince, R. P. 1986. Effect of 16 and 24 hours daily radiation (light) on lettuce growth. HortScience 21(1):123-124.
31. Kopsell, D. A., Kopsell, D. E. and Curran-Celentano, J. 2007. Carotenoid pigments in kale are influenced by nitrogen concentration and form. J. Sci. Food Agri. 87:900-907.
32. Koski, V. M, French, C. S. and Smith, J. H. C. 1951. The action spectrum for the transformation of protochlorophyll to chlorophyll a in normal and albino corn seedlings. Arch. Biochem. Biophysics 31(1):1-17.
33. Kurilich, A. C., Tsau, G. J., Brown, A., Howard, L., Klein, B. P., Jeffery, E. H., Kushad, M., Walig, M. A. and Juvik, J. A. 1999. Carotene, tocopherol, and ascorbate in subspecies of Brassica oleracea. J. Agri. Food Chem. 47:1576-1581.
34. Landrum, J. T. and Bone, R. A. 2001. Lutein, zeaxanthin, and the macular pigment. Arch. Biochem. Biophysics 385(1):28-40.
35. Langton, F. A., Adams, S. R. and Cockshull, K. E. 2003. Effects of photoperiod on leaf greenness of four bedding plant species. J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol. 78(3):400-404.
36. Lefsrud, M. G., Kopsell, D. A., Kopsell, D. E. and Curran-Celentano, J. 2005. Air temperature affects biomass and carotenoid pigment accumulation in kale and spinach grown in a controlled environment. HortScience 40(7):2026-2030.
37. Lefsrud, M. G., Kopsell, D. A., Kopsell, D. E. and Curran-Celentano, J. 2006a. Irradiance levels affect growth parameters and carotenoid pigments in kale and spinach grown in a controlled environment. Physiologia Plantarum 127:624-631.
38. Lefsrud, M. G., Kopsell, D. A., Augé, R. M. and Both, A. J. 2006b. Biomass production and pigment accumulation in kale grown under increasing photoperiods. HortScience 41(3):603-606.
39. Lefsrud, M. G. and Kopsell, D. A. 2006. Biomass production and pigment accumulation in kale grown under different radiation cycles in a controlled environment. HortScience 41(6):1412-1415.
40. Le Marchand, L., Hankin, J. H., Kolonel, L. N., Beecher, G. R., Wilkens, L. R. and Zhao, L. P. 1993. Intake of specific carotenoids and lung cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2:183-187.
41. Maevskaya, S. N., Egorova, E. A. and Bukhov, N. G. 2003. Effect of elevated temperature on nitrate and nitrate reduction in leaves and intact chloroplasts. Russian J. Plant Physiol. 50(5):599-603.
42. Mares-Perlman, J. A. and Klein, R. 1999. Diet and age-related macular degeneration, p. 181-214. In: A. Taylor (ed.). Nutritional and Environmental Influences on the Eye. CRC Press, New York.
43. Masuda, M. and Murage, E. N. 1998. Continuous fluorescent illumination enhances growth and fruiting of pepper. J. Japanese Soc. Hort. Sci. 67:862-865.
44. Mercadante, A. Z. and Rodriguez-Amaya, D. R. 1991. Carotenoid composition of a leafy vegetable in relation to some agricultural variables. J. Agri. Food Chem. 39(6):1094-1097.
45. Miki, W. 1991. Biological functions and activities of animal carotenoids. Pure Applied Chem. 63:141-146.
46. Morrow, R. C., Bula, R. J. and Tibbits, T. W. 1987. Orbital light/dark cycle effects on plant growth. Space Life Sciences Symposium: Three Decades of Life Science Research in Space, Washington, D. C. 21-26 June. p. 16-19.
47. Mortensen, A., Skibsted, L. H. and Truscott, T. G. 2001. The interaction of dietary carotenoids with radical species. Archives of Biochem. Biophysics 385(1):13-19.
48. Nicklisch, A. and Woitke, P. 1999. Pigment content of select planktonic algae in response to simulated natural light fluctuations and a short photoperiod. Intl. Rev. Hydrobiology 84(5):479-495.
49. Ogawa, T., Inoue, Y., Kitajima, M. and Shibata, K. 1973. Action spectra for biosynthesis of chlorophylls a and b and β-carotene. Photochemistry Photobiology 18:229-235.
50. Riihimaki, M. and Savolainen, O. 2004. Environmental and genetic effects on flowering differences between northern and southern populations of Arabidopsis lyrata (Brassiceae). Amer. J. Bot. 91:1036-1045.
51. Rokka, A., Reinhold, E. A., Herrmann, G., Andersson, B. and Vener, A. V. 2000. Dephosphorylation of photosystem II reaction center proteins in plant photosynthetic membranes as an immediate resonse to abrupt elevation of temperature. Plant Physiol. 123:1525-1535.
52. Shewfelt, R. L. 1992. Response of plant membranes to chilling and freezing. p. 192-219. In: Y. Leshem (ed.), Plant membranes: a biochemical approach to structure, development, and senescence. Springer Verlag, New York.
53. Sironval, C. 1958. Daylength and haematin compounds in plants. Nature 182:1170-1171.
54. Takano, T., Inada, K. and Takanashi, J. 1987. Trickle water and feeding systems in plant culture and light-dark cycle effects on plant growth. Adv. Space Res. 7:149-152.
55. Tracewell, C. A., Vrettos, J. S., Bautista, J. A., Frank, H. A. and Brudvig, G. W. 2001. Carotenoid photooxidation in photosystem II. Arch. Biochem. Biophysics 385:61-69.
56. Virgin, H. I. 1993. Effectiveness of light of different wavelengths to induce chlorophyll biosynthesis in rapidly and slowly greening tissue. Physiologia Plantarum 89(4):761-766.
57. Wang, Y., Zhang, H., Zhao, B. and Yuan, X. 2001. Improved growth of Artemisia annua L. hairy roots and artemisinin production under red light conditions. Biotechnology Lett. 23:1971-1973.
58. 4 vegetable crops - in response to light and nitrogen. J. Agri. Association China 157:21-33.