Supplemental blue and red light promote lycopene synthesis in tomato fruits

Lycopene, one of the strongest natural antioxidants known and the main carotene in ripe tomato, is very important for human health. Light is well known to be one of the most important environmental stimuli influencing lycopene biosynthesis; specifically, red light induces higher lycopene content in...

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Main Authors: Bao-xing XIE, Jing-jing WEI, Yi-ting ZHANG, Shi-wei SONG, Wei SU, Guang-wen SUN, Yan-wei HAO, Hou-cheng LIU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311918620623