Growth and Essential Carotenoid Micronutrients in Lemna gibba as a Function of Growth Light Intensity

Growth and Essential Carotenoid Micronutrients in Lemna gibba as a Function of Growth Light Intensity

Duckweed is a promising food crop with multiple benefits for space applications. Fresh duckweed could deliver synergistically acting essential antioxidant nutrients to a crew – but only if growth conditions provide the plant with the right cues to trigger antioxidant formation. We grew Lemna gibba u...

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Main Authors: Jared J. Stewart, William W. Adams, Christine M. Escobar, Marina López-Pozo, Barbara Demmig-Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
co-optimization
duckweed
energy dissipation
human nutrition
photoprotection
photosynthesis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00480/full

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