Publications by authors named "Sahar Abdi"
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- Horticulture in controlled environments uses varying light conditions to improve crop production, specifically investigating the effects of different light durations and intensities on basil plants while keeping daily light integral (DLI) consistent.
- The study found that an intense light treatment (LI400 for 9 hours) generally harmed basil growth, with far-red light negatively affecting shoots but promoting stem and petiole elongation due to increased gibberellin levels, inducing shade avoidance.
- Longer photoperiods combined with lower light intensities (like LI200/18) boosted plant biomass and beneficial phytochemicals, highlighting the importance of light management for optimizing basil growth in controlled environments.
Due to the photocatalytic property of titanium dioxide (TiO), its application may be dependent on the growing light environment. In this study, radish plants were cultivated under four light intensities (75, 150, 300, and 600 μmol m s photosynthetic photon flux density, PPFD), and were weekly sprayed (three times in total) with TiO nanoparticles at different concentrations (0, 50, and 100 μmol L). Based on the obtained results, plants used two contrasting strategies depending on the growing PPFD.
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