Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (S1): 121-129. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194442

Special Issue: Tomato Vegetables Cultivation & Physiology

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Effects of Different Light Quality Treatments on the Growth,Photosynthetic Characteristics and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity of Tomato Seedlings

XU Shaonan1, LI Ying2, YE Lin2, CAO Kai3, WU Cuinan3   

  1. 1 Qinghai Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College,Xining 812100,China
    2 School of Agriculture,Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021,China
    3 Institute of Agricultural Facilities and Equipment,Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture Engineering in the Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Nanjing 210014,China
  • Received:2024-08-02 Published:2025-12-29

Abstract:

This study was carried out to understand the effect of different light quality treatment on the growth,photosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activities of tomato seedlings in artificial light plant factory.The trial was conducted at a light intensity of 200 μmol/(m2·s),with blue LED light(B)as control.Green light(G),red light(R),far red light(Fr),or ultraviolet light(UV)with consistent light intensity was added on the basis of blue light to clarify the growth,photosynthetic and antioxidant enzyme activities of tomato seedlings under different light quality combinations.The results showed that compared with control,the height of tomato seedlings under B+Fr treatment was significantly improved,increased by 34.54%.B+R treatment significantly increased the stem diameter and dry and fresh weight of tomato seedlings by 39.27%,25.58% and 22.20%,respectively compared with B.The intercellular CO2 concentration and stomatal conductance(Gs)of tomato seedlings under B+G treatment were higher than other treatments.Besides,B+R treated seedlings had the highest effective photochemical quantum yield of PS Ⅱ,the actual photochemical quantum yield of PSⅡ and the photochemical quenching coefficient,increased by 4.30%,0.97% and 1.87%,respectively compared with the control.Furthermore,B+G,B+R treatment significantly increased the antioxidant enzymes activity,and significantly decreased the content of malondialdehyde(MDA),reactive oxygen species and hydrogen peroxide in tomato seedlings.Thereinto,MDA content of B+R treated seedlings was 50.64% lower than B treatment,while SOD,POD and APX activities were 15.44%,25.00% and 21.65% higher than B treatment,respectively.Taken together,B+R treatment was not only conducive to the cultivation of strong tomato seedlings,but also helped improving PSⅡ activity of leaves,thus enhancing photosynthetic performance.Meanwhile,B+R light treatment could also maintain a high level of antioxidant enzyme activity in tomato plants and improved the antioxidant capacity of tomato plants.

Key words: Tomato, LED supplementary lighting, Growth, Photosynthesis, Antioxidant enzyme activity

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XU Shaonan, LI Ying, YE Lin, CAO Kai, WU Cuinan. Effects of Different Light Quality Treatments on the Growth,Photosynthetic Characteristics and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity of Tomato Seedlings[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(S1): 121-129. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20194442.

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