Crop Journal (Apr 2022)
Far-red light: A regulator of plant morphology and photosynthetic capacity
- Tingting Tan,
- Shenglan Li,
- Yuanfang Fan,
- Zhonglin Wang,
- Muhammad Ali Raza,
- Iram Shafiq,
- Beibei Wang,
- Xiaoling Wu,
- Taiwen Yong,
- Xiaochun Wang,
- Yushan Wu,
- Feng Yang,
- Wenyu Yang
Affiliations
- Tingting Tan
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Shenglan Li
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Yuanfang Fan
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Zhonglin Wang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Muhammad Ali Raza
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Iram Shafiq
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Beibei Wang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Xiaoling Wu
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Taiwen Yong
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Xiaochun Wang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Yushan Wu
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Feng Yang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Corresponding author.
- Wenyu Yang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 2
pp. 300 – 309
Abstract
Plant photosynthetic capacity directly determines crop yield. Light quality regulates photosynthetic capacity. This review discusses plant responses to far-red light from the phenotypic to the molecular level, focusing specifically on the improvement of photosynthetic capacity by adjustment of photosynthetic electron transport and the path of light energy. Far-red light can also regulate leaf angle and increase plant height and leaf area, via expression of associated genes, to capture more light energy. Thus, far-red light regulates plant morphology and photosynthetic capacity. Identifying the mechanism of this regulation may lead to increased crop yields.
