Effect of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on Growth, Mineral Composition, and Nutritional Value of Wheat & Lentil Sprouts

Sprouts are ready-to-eat and are recognized worldwide as functional components of the human diet. Recent advances in innovative agricultural techniques could enable an increase in the production of healthy food. The use of light-emitting diode (LED) in indoor agricultural production could alter the biological feedback loop, increasing the functional benefits fi ts of plant foods such as wheat and lentil sprouts and promoting the bioavailability of nutrients. The effects of white (W), red (R), and blue (B) light were investigated on the growth parameters and nutritional value of wheat and lentil sprouts. In the laboratory, seeds were sown under three different LED treatments: white, red, and blue light, while normal incandescent light served as a control. Percentage seed germination improved by 18.34% and 12.67% for wheat and 18.34% and 12.67% for lentil sprouts under LED treatments R and B, respectively. An increase in total soluble protein and sugar by 33.4% and 9.23% in wheat and by 31.5% and 5.87% in lentils was observed under the R LED treatment. Vitamin C concentrations in wheat and lentils were significantly fi cantly increased by R LED compared to all other treatments. Other parameters, including potassium and sodium concentrations, were significantly fi cantly increased under red and blue light compared to the control; white light, on the other hand, significantly fi cantly decreased all these parameters. According to the experimental data, red and blue LED light could be beneficial fi cial in the production of functional wheat and lentil sprouts with high nutrient concentrations.

Dergi

PHYTON-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Yıl

2024

Cilt

93

Sayı

6

Sayfa

1117-1128

ISSN

0031-9457

eISSN

1851-5657

DOI

10.32604/phyton.2024.048994

WoS UID

WOS:001274141600003