TY - JOUR AU - CHEN, Chang-Chang AU - LIN, Kuan-Hung AU - HUANG, Meng-Yuan AU - HUANG, Wen-Dar AU - YANG, Chi-Ming PY - 2016/12/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Effects of Light Quality on the Chlorophyll Degradation Pathway in Rice Seedling Leaves JF - Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca JA - Not Bot Horti Agrobo VL - 44 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.15835/nbha44210555 UR - https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/10555 SP - 393-398 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">The objective of this study was to investigate the dynamics of chlorophyll (Chl), biosynthetic intermediates (protoporphyrin IX, magnesium protoporphyrin IX, and protochlorophyllide), degradation intermediates [chlorophyllide (Chlide), pheophytin (Phe), and pheophorbide (Pho)], and carotenoids (Car) in leaves of rice seedlings. Two rice varieties, 'Taichung Shen 10' ('TCS10') and 'IR1552', were grown under different light quality conditions controlled by light emitting diodes (LED). Lighting treatments for rice seedlings were included by red (R), blue (B), green (G), and red + blue (RB), with fluorescent lighting (FL) as the control and photosynthetic photon flux density being set at 105 µmol m<sup>-2</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>. The results show that lower levels of Chl and Car in leaves were detected under G lighting, and light quality did not mediate porphyrins in biosynthetic pathways. Rice seedling leaves took Chl→Phe→Pho and Chl→Chlide→Pho as the major and minor degradation routes, respectively. Furthermore, higher Phe/Chlide ratios were observed under G and FL lighting conditions, indicating that green-enriched environments can up-regulate the minor degradation route in leaves.</p> ER -