Optimizing photoperiod for growth and centellosides biosynthesis in Centella asiatica under vertical farming conditions.
Yang GS, Kang IJ, Sim HS, Jang SN, Lee GO
Summary
PubMedResearchers investigated how adjusting daily light cycles (photoperiod) affects both the growth and medicinal compound production of gotu kola plants grown in vertical farms, aiming to maximize crop yield and therapeutic value in controlled indoor environments.
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Key Findings
Photoperiod duration significantly influences both biomass accumulation and centelloside (bioactive compound) biosynthesis in Centella asiatica under vertical farming conditions.
Specific light/dark cycle ratios were identified as optimal for balancing vegetative growth with maximum production of medicinally valuable triterpenoids.
Vertical farming conditions enabled precise photoperiod manipulation, demonstrating the potential for controlled-environment agriculture to enhance secondary metabolite yields in medicinal herbs.
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Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is consume...
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