Artificial lighting photoperiod manipulation approach to improve productivity and energy use efficacies of plant factory cultivated stevia rebaudiana

• Main Authors: Rengasamy, Narendren, Othman, Rofina Yasmin, Che, Hang Seng, Harikrishna, Jennifer Ann
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: QK Botany; S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/41395/

Stevia rebaudiana cultivated in non-native tropical conditions tends to flower early, halting vegetative growth, resulting in lower biomass and yields of its valued steviol glycoside metabolites. While indoor cultivation allows manipulation of artificial lighting to mimic optimal conditions, it intr...