Far-red light: A regulator of plant morphology and photosynthetic capacity

By T. Tan, Shenglan Li, Yuanfang Fan, Zhonglin Wang, Muhammad Ali Raza, I. Shafiq, Beibei Wang, Xiaoling Wu, T. Yong, Xiaochun Wang and 3 more. Crop Journal, 2021

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Abstract Plant photosynthetic capacity directly determines crop yield. Light quality regulates photosynthetic capacity. This review discusses plant responses to far-red light from the phenotypic to the molecular level, focusing specifically on the improvement of photosynthetic capacity by adjustment of photosynthetic electron transport and the path of light energy. Far-red light can also regulate leaf angle and increase plant height and leaf area, via expression of associated genes, to capture more light energy. Thus, far-red light regulates plant morphology and photosynthetic capacity. Identifying the mechanism of this regulation may lead to increased crop yields.

Subfields: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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