ArticleBMC plant biology2020
Ultraviolet radiation changes plant color.
Article in BMC plant biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- A nearly complete haplotype-phased genome assembly of nerve plant (Horticulture research · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Phenolic Compounds in Horticultural Plants.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Chemical composition and anti-microbial potential of essential oils from morphologically distinctFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Enhanced UV-B Radiation Induced the Proanthocyanidins Accumulation in Red Rice Grain of Traditional Rice Cultivars and Increased Antioxidant Capacity in Aging Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Morphophysiological and Proteomic Responses on Plants of Irradiation with Electromagnetic Waves.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Altitudinal Heterogeneity of UV Adaptation inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cannabis Inflorescence Yield and Cannabinoid Concentration Are Not Increased With Exposure to Short-Wavelength Ultraviolet-B Radiation.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPlant absorption of ultraviolet (UV) radiation can result in multiple deleterious effects to plant tissues. As a result, plants have evolved an array of strategies to protect themselves from UV radiation, particularly in the UV-B range (280-320 nm). A common plant response to UV exposure is investment in phenolic compounds that absorb damaging wavelengths of light. However, the inverse phenomenon - plant reflectance of UV to protect plant tissues - has not previously been explored. In a paired experiment, we expose half of our sample (N = 108) of insect-pollinated plants of the cultivar Zinnia Profusion Series to UV radiation, and protect the other half from all light < 400 nm for 42 days, and measure leaf and flower reflectance using spectroscopy. We compare UV-B reflectance in leaves and flowers at the beginning of the experiment or flowering, and after treatment.
resultsWe find that plants protected from UV exposure downregulate UV-B reflectance, and that plants exposed to increased levels of UV show trends of increased UV-B reflectance.
conclusionsOur results indicate that upregulation of UV-B reflecting pigments or structures may be a strategy to protect leaves against highly energetic UV-B radiation.
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