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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (8): 1517-1530.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2021-2002

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Improvement of Photosynthetic Capacity and Lycopene Content of Tomatoes by Covering with Light Conversion Plastic Films

FENG Qian1,2, DONG Lingdi3, YIN Yilei4, JIAO Yonggang3, GUO Jinghua3, LI Qingyun2, LIU Bingwei5, YU Xianchang1, SUN Mintao1, HE Chaoxing1, LI Yansu1, WANG Jun1, YAN Yan1,**()   

  1. 1Institute of Vegetables and Flowers,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100081,China
    2College of Horticulture,Hebei Agricultural University,Baoding,Hebei 071000,China
    3Economic Crops Research Institute,Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,Shijiazhuang 255400,China
    4Institute of Protected Agriculture,Academy of Agricultural Planning and Engineering,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Beijing 100125,China
    5Huadun Xuehua Plastics(Gu’an)Co.,Ltd,Langfang,Hebei 065500,China
  • Received:2021-02-05 Revised:2021-07-26 Online:2021-08-25 Published:2021-09-06
  • Contact: YAN Yan E-mail:yanyan101@163.com

Abstract:

The light conversion plastic film is formed by adding different light conversion agents into ordinary EVA(ethylene-vinyl acetate)copolymer film. In this study,we compared the effects of different plastic films on plant growth,leaf photosynthesis,yield,and fruit quality of tomato 'Jinpeng 8' in a solar greenhouse. The optical and mechanical properties(such as thickness,tensile strength,elongation at break,and right-angle tearing strength)of EVA film(control),light conversion film C-RBI-2(EVA film plus light conversion agent VTB470),and C-RBI-3(EVA plus light conversion agent VTB450)were measured by using a fluorometer,infrared spectrometer,and dual-beam UV-visible spectrophotometer,respectively. Our results demonstrated that C-RBI-2 film converted ultraviolet light into blue light with emission spectrum at 470 nm. Covering C-RBI-2 film increased the net photosynthetic rate(Pn)by upregulating the expression of the the small subunits of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase(RbcS),improving the tightness of the leaf tissue structure and the leaf tissue porosity values,and increasing the thickness of fence cells,sponge cells,and leaves. Additionally,Covering C-RBI-3 film promoted the root absorption of nitrogen(N),phosphorus(P),and potassium(K),increased tomato yields,and raised the lycopene content by upregulating the gene expressions of phytoene synthase 1(PSY1),phytoene desaturase(PDS),and ζ-carotene desaturase(ZDS)during the ripening stage. By contrast,the C-RBI-3 film converted ultraviolet light into blue light with an emission spectrum at 450 nm,inhibited the gene expressions of RbcS and RbcL,reduced the activity of Pn and Rubisco in tomato leaves,reduced the content of lycopene,and clarified the fact that the ultraviolet-to-blue light convertion with the emission spectrum at 470 nm can improve the photosynthetic capacity and lycopene content of tomato leaves. Taken together,covering C-RBI-2 is a better choice to effectively promote the photosynthetic capacity of tomato leaves and improve the fruits’ quality in the solar greenhouse when growing plants during the autumn and winter.

Key words: tomato, photosynthesis, light conversion film, blue light, solar greenhouse, quality

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