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Understanding the responses of plant growth and secondary metabolite synthesis to different light wavelengths is important for optimizing lighting conditions for vegetable production in indoor vertical farms. Basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) ‘Improved Genovese Compact’ (green leaf) and ‘Red Rubin’ (purple leaf), green mustard ‘Amara’ ( Brassica carinata ), red mustard ‘Red Giant’ ( Brassica juncea ), green kale ‘Siberian’ ( Brassica napus  var.  pabularia ), and red kale ‘Scarlet’ ( Brassica oleracea ), which are high-value and multifunctional culinary herbs and leafy greens, were used to characterize the effects of red (R), blue (B), and green (G) wavelengths on plant photosynthesis, morphology, biomass production, and secondary metabolites accumulation. Light quality treatments consisted of three R and B light combinations, R 88 B 12  (the proportions of R and B wavelengths were 88% and 12%, respectively), R 76 B 24 , and R 51 B 49 , and two white light combinations, R 44 B 12 G 44  (the proportions of R, B, and G wavelengths were 44%, 12%, and 44%, respectively) and R 35 B 24 G 41 . Experiments were conducted in a walk-in growth room with a photosynthetic photon flux density set at 224 μmol·m −2 ·s −1  and a 16-hour photoperiod. Results indicated that the net photosynthesis in purple basil and green kale were positively correlated with B proportions (BP), and that higher BP increased the relative chlorophyll concentration in purple basil and red kale. In contrast, higher BP suppressed stem elongation and leaf expansion and reduced shoot biomass in all tested species except red mustard. Higher BP increased phytochemical concentrations but decreased the total amounts of phytochemicals per plant. For all basil and brassica ( Brassica  sp.) cultivars, the inclusion of G wavelengths decreased shoot biomass compared with that of plants grown under R and B light combinations with similar BP. Inclusion of G wavelengths stimulated stem elongation in green basil and green mustard under 12% BP; whereas it suppressed stem elongation in purple basil, green kale, red kale, and green mustard under 24% BP. The effects on phytochemical accumulation were species-specific for the inclusion of G wavelengths. Considering biomass production, nutritional values, and working environment for growers, a white light with lower BP and G proportions is recommended for culinary herbs and  Brassica  leafy greens production at vertical farms.

journal of the american society for horticultural science

Morphological and Physiological Responses in Basil and Brassica Species to Different Proportions of Red, Blue, and Green Wavelengths in Indoor Vertical Farming