Red light-transmittance bagging promotes carotenoid accumulation of grapefruit during ripening

Xiulian Huang; Linping Hu; Wenbin Kong; Can Yang; Wanpeng Xi

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03270-7

Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

Red light-transmittance bagging promotes carotenoid accumulation of grapefruit during ripening

Xiulian Huang,
Linping Hu,
Wenbin Kong,
Can Yang,
Wanpeng Xi

Affiliations

Xiulian Huang: College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University
Linping Hu: College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University
Wenbin Kong: Chongqing Agricultural Technology Extension Station
Can Yang: College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University
Wanpeng Xi: College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03270-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Grapefruits ripened in red light-transmitting bags have 62% more carotenoid content than those ripened in natural light, leading to better coloration and higher nutritional quality.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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