Photosynthetica 2024, 62(2):180-186 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2024.016

Influence of additional far-red light on the photosynthetic and growth parameters of lettuce plants and the resistance of the photosynthetic apparatus to high irradiance

A. SHMAREV1, M. VERESHAGIN2, P. PASHKOVSKIY2, V.D. KRESLAVSKI1, S.I. ALLAKHVERDIEV1, 2, 3
1 Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya Street 2, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
2 K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, 127276 Moscow, Russia
3 Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

The effects of additional far-red light (FRL) on the photosynthetic and growth parameters of Lactuca sativa plants grown for 30 d and on the photosynthetic activity of the plants under high irradiance [4 h; 1,500 μmol(photon) m-2 s-1] were studied. The plants were grown under coloured light-emitting diodes at a ratio of red light (RL): blue light (BL): green light (GL): far-red light (FRL) = 0.7:1:0.3:0.4 or RL:BL:GL:FRL = 0.7:1:0.3:0.8 (test, T). Additional FRL led to an increase in plant biomass, height, and leaf area but to a decrease in photosynthesis and respiration rates. However, PSII activity was greater in plants with additional FRL. It is suggested that the increase in biomass occurred mainly due to an increase in leaf area but not in photosynthesis. In addition, PSII in the experiment was less resistant to high irradiance. The possible direct and indirect influences of the FRL on growth and photosynthesis were considered.

Additional key words: chlorophyll a fluorescence; far-red light; growth; Lactuca sativa; photosynthesis; red light.

Received: December 28, 2023; Revised: March 8, 2024; Accepted: March 25, 2024; Prepublished online: April 8, 2024; Published: June 27, 2024  Show citation

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SHMAREV, A., VERESHAGIN, M., PASHKOVSKIY, P., KRESLAVSKI, V.D., & ALLAKHVERDIEV, S.I. (2024). Influence of additional far-red light on the photosynthetic and growth parameters of lettuce plants and the resistance of the photosynthetic apparatus to high irradiance. Photosynthetica, 62(2), 180-186. doi: 10.32615/ps.2024.016
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