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Plants towards the Light: The Phototropic Growth
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Plants towards the Light: The Phototropic Growth

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1411

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Alessandra Boccaccini

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CTIF, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Interests: plant–environment interaction; molecular biology; genetics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Plants are sessile organisms that need to constantly re-organize their organ growth pattern to survive in an ever-changing environment. An excellent example of organ re-organization in response to an external stimulus is phototropism, which is the capacity of plants to bend towards the light. Since the first experiments of Charles Darwin and Julius von Sachs, significant discoveries have been made regarding the mechanisms that link light perception to directional growth. However, there are many aspects of this process that are still fascinating to many scientists all around the world.

Hence, for this Special Issue of Plants, we aim to collect manuscripts that cover all the aspects of phototropism, from molecular mechanisms to biochemistry and from organ development to evolutionary perspectives. Original research papers that show new findings, and reviews that describe the latest discoveries in the field are both welcome.

Dr. Alessandra Boccaccini
Guest Editor

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Top and Side Lighting Induce Morphophysiological Improvements in Korean Ginseng Sprouts (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) Grown from One-Year-Old Roots
by Jingli Yang, Jinnan Song, Jayabalan Shilpha and Byoung Ryong Jeong
Plants 2023, 12(15), 2849; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152849 - 2 Aug 2023
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Nowadays, not only the roots, but also leaves and flowers of ginseng are increasingly popular ingredients in supplements for healthcare products and traditional medicine. The cultivation of the shade-loving crop, ginseng, is very demanding in terms of the light environment. Along with the [...] Read more.
Nowadays, not only the roots, but also leaves and flowers of ginseng are increasingly popular ingredients in supplements for healthcare products and traditional medicine. The cultivation of the shade-loving crop, ginseng, is very demanding in terms of the light environment. Along with the intensity and duration, light direction is another important factor in regulating plant morphophysiology. In the current study, three lighting directions—top (T), side (S), or top + side (TS)—with an intensity of 30 ± 5 μmol·m−2·s−1 photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) were employed. Generally, compared with the single T lighting, the composite lighting direction, TS, was more effective in shaping the ginseng with improved characteristics, including shortened, thick shoots; enlarged, thick leaves; more leaf trichomes; earlier flower bud formation; and enhanced photosynthesis. The single S light resulted in the worst growth parameters and strongly inhibited the flower bud formation, leading to the latest flower bud observation. Additionally, the S lighting acted as a positive factor in increasing the leaf thickness and number of trichomes on the leaf adaxial surface. However, the participation of the T lighting weakened these traits. Overall, the TS lighting was the optimal direction for improving the growth and development traits in ginseng. This preliminary research may provide new ideas and orientations in ginseng cultivation lodging resistance and improving the supply of ginseng roots, leaves, and flowers to the market. Full article
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