ReviewJournal of experimental botany2025
Tomato in the spotlight: light regulation of whole-plant physiology.
Review in Journal of experimental botany, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Tomato Leaf Color Diversity as a Functional Trait: Molecular Mechanisms, Physiological Significance, and Environmental Responses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Optimizing Tomato Seed Performance Through Cold Atmospheric Plasma: Effects on Germination Rates and Early Biomass Development.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Far-red perception by vegetative organs and not fruits drives fruit growth responses in tomato plants.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- The synergistic effect of grafting and LED light quality on enhancing the mineral nutrition and growth performance of tomato seedlings.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Genotypic difference in yield response to far-red light in dwarf tomato: explained by fruit sink and source strength and predicted by seedlings' height plasticity.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Post-transcriptional regulation of light-stress responses and predictive modeling in vegetableFrontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Let's Get Real: Are Wearable Plant Sensors Ready for Crop Monitoring?ACS sensors · 2025Review
- Tomato.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
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Abstract
The introduction of light-emitting diodes in plant research and controlled-environment agriculture has given a boost to understanding how light regulates physiology. Here, we review the regulation of whole-plant physiological processes by light in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), with emphasis on morphogenesis, light interception, photosynthesis, source-sink interactions, assimilate partitioning, fruit set, fruit development, and plant-water relations and how this controls plant growth and fruit quality. Five key aspects of light determine the ultimate plant response, namely intensity, photoperiod, spectrum, directionality, and energy. Tomato possesses five phytochromes, four cryptochromes, two phototropins, one zeitlupe, and one UV-B photoreceptor. Via spectral sensing and photosynthesis, light affects plant morphology, which in turn affects the light interception and consequently whole-plant carbon assimilation. Photosynthesis and carbon partitioning are dynamic processes affected by light. Furthermore, light plays a pivotal role in regulating plant-water-nutrient dynamics by influencing transpiration, stomatal conductance, hydraulic conductance, and cell-wall properties. Changes in light intensity and spectrum can also increase contents of ascorbate, carotenoids, sugars, and volatiles, thereby improving fruit quality. The complex physiological responses of tomato plants to the five aspects of light and their interactions create effectively endless opportunities for future scientific research aimed at improving light-use efficiency, yield, and quality.
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