Effect of Multispectral Supplemental Light Containing Green Light and UV‐AB on Growth Characteristics and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of Scions and Rootstocks in Grafted Tomato Seedling

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Authors: Mengmeng Wang, Zaogui Wu, Xian Shen, Xiaoyang Chen, Zhiyu Zhu, Yingtian Ma, Zhujun Zhu, Shuting Wang, Yunxiang Zang, Jianguo Wu
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Abstract

The green light and UV‐AB spectra have been found to respectively enhance plant stress resistance. This helps plants grow better in low‐light conditions. In this study, the grafted tomato seedlings were cultured in a greenhouse under two types of supplemental lights at three light seedling distances (LSD). The growth characteristics and antioxidant enzyme activities of the grafted tomato seedlings were measured at four sampling stages. The results showed that the multispectral supplement light (1.185 μmol·m −2 ·s −1 visible light + 0.154 μmol·m −2 ·s −1 green + 0.7 μW cm −2 UV‐A + 0.2 μW cm −2 UV‐B) at 80 cm significantly increased the length, stem thickness, fresh weight, and dry weight of tomato‐grafted scions and rootstocks. Moreover, the fresh weights of scion and rootstock at 28 days of supplementary lighting increased significantly by 135.85% and 27.23%, respectively, and the grafted strong seedling index increased by 41% at 21 d of supplementary lighting. Meanwhile, the multispectral supplemental light can improve the activity of catalase (CAT) in tomato scion, and peroxidase and CAT in its rootstock at all stages. Briefly, the multispectral supplement light can effectively promote the growth of tomato‐grafted seedlings, cultivate strong seedlings, and enhance its activity of antioxidant enzymes.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Light effects on plants Plant Disease Management Techniques Seedling growth and survival studies

Publication details

Journal / source
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
Volume
54
Issue
1
Publication date
6 February 2026
Language
EN