Effect of Blue and Red LED irradiation on Growth Characteristics and Saponin Contents in Panax Ginseng C. A. Meyer

청색과 적색 LED 처리가 인삼의 생육 및 사포닌 함량에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Min-Jeong (Division of Plant Resources, ChungNam National University) ;
  • Li, Xiangguo (Division of Plant Resources, ChungNam National University) ;
  • Han, Jin-Soo (Division of Plant Resources, ChungNam National University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Eun (Division of Plant Resources, ChungNam National University) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Eul (Division of Plant Resources, ChungNam National University)
  • 김민정 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 식물자원학부) ;
  • 이상국 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 식물자원학부) ;
  • 한진수 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 식물자원학부) ;
  • 이성은 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 식물자원학부) ;
  • 최재을 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 식물자원학부)
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the response of LED (Light-emitting diode) irradiation on the growth characteristics and saponin contents of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. LED irradiation showed a positive effect for most of the parameters studied. The content of chlorophyll a in leaves was increased by 4.9$\sim$36.5%, under LED and fluorescent light conditions compared to the control. The content of chlorophyll b was also increased by 44.4$\sim$55.6% under blue and red LED compared to the control except under the red plus blue LED condition. The shoot and root weight were increased by $20\sim60%$ and $14.8\sim59.3%$, respectively under LED and fluorescent light conditions compared to the control. The total saponin content was increased by 1.8% under blue LED compared to the control, while total saponin content was decreased by 8.8$\sim$11.5% under red LED, red plus blue LED and fluorescent light conditions.

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