Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXIII
Written by Oana LIVADARIU, Ruxandra-Daniela DUMITRU
The present study discusses the preliminary results obtained from testing the influence of LED treatments over seed germination of three different Lycopersicum esculentum L. varieties. The respective varieties have been chosen for their determined growth pattern, which would make them suitable for implementation within a vertical farming system. Speeding up the germination process and ensuring that most, if not all the seeds germinate is relevant in obtaining healthy and productive L. esculentum L. crops suitable for indoor farming, which will provide a sustainable solution for a round-the-year constant production which can meet the market request, no matter the climatic conditions specific to the area. The experimental results obtained show that treatments with light emitted of LED (white, blue, red and natural light), on the seed germination of Lycopersicum esculentum L. varieties (Buzău 4C, Rio Grande ST and Saint Pierre ST), may influences: the sprouts rate, the fresh weight of sprouts, the fresh weight of cotyledons, the fresh weight of hypocotyls, the fresh weight of roots, the length of hypocotyls and length of roots.
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