The influence of the duration of led lighting on the biochemical composition of the peas microgreens

  • Hanna M. Pashkevich The Institute of Vegetable Growing, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  • Andrey I. Tchaikovsky The Institute of Vegetable Growing, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus https://orcid.org/
  • Zhanna A. Rupasova Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  • Tamara I. Vasilevskaya Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  • Natalya B. Krinitckaya Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

Abstract

The results of a comparative study of the effect of the duration of LED lighting are presented (8, 10, 12, 14, 16 hour) on 13 characteristics of the biochemical composition of vegetable peas microgreens (Pavlusha variety) - the content of dry, tannic and pectin substances, free organic, ascorbic and hydroxycinnamic acids, soluble sugars, total protein and albumins, the main groups of bioflavonoids and the indicator of the sugar acid index.

The dry matter content in the studied samples was 9.3-11.8 %, the content of free organic, ascorbic and hydroxycinnamic acids in the dry mass was 4.35-8.46 %, 359.8-487.8 mg/100 g and 1465.1-1956.0 mg/100 g, respectively. The content of soluble sugars was from 8.8 to 13.2 % with significant variant differences in the indicator of the sugar acid index, which varied in the range of 1.04-3.03. At the same time, the parameters of the accumulation of pectin substances were 3.884.54 %, the content of tannins - 1.23-1.92 %. The almost complete absence of anthocyanin pigments in the pea microgreens was found, the content of flavonols varied in the range of 1711.7-2189.2 mg/100 g, and catechins - 376.7-483.0 mg/100 g. At the same time, a high content of proteins and their valuable part - soluble proteins (albumins), which varied in mg/g of dry weight in the ranges of 412.3-443.4 and 8.38-18.0, was found in the microgreens.

The considerable width of the ranges of variation of the biochemical characteristics of the micro-green peas testified to their significant dependence on the duration of LED lighting, which was ambiguous. The least significant changes in the biochemical composition of peas microgreens relative to the control (12 hours duration) were detected at 10 and 14 hours of illumination duration, while the greatest - at 8 and especially at 16 hours duration. At the same time, the highest integral level of nutritional and vitamin value of products according to the totality of biochemical characteristics is set at 14 hours of illumination, while the minimum is at 8 hours.

Author Biographies

Hanna M. Pashkevich, The Institute of Vegetable Growing, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

graduate student; head of the legume vegetable crops sector

Andrey I. Tchaikovsky, The Institute of Vegetable Growing, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

PhD (agriculture), docent; director

Zhanna A. Rupasova, Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

doctor of science (biology), full professor; corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus; head of the laboratory of plant chemistry

Tamara I. Vasilevskaya, Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

PhD (biolology); senior researcher at the laboratory of plant chemistry

Natalya B. Krinitckaya, Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

researcher at the laboratory of plant chemistry

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Published
2022-05-05
Keywords: duration of LED lighting, peas, micro-greens, biochemical composition, organic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, bioflavonoids, nutritional and vitamin value of products
Supporting Agencies The research was carried out within the framework of the State Research Program «Agricultural Technologies and Food Securiti», subprogram 6 «Agriculture and breeding», task 2.7.3 «Study of biometric indicators, productivity and biochemical composition of microgreens when grown under artificial lighting conditions based on LEDs».
How to Cite
Pashkevich, H. M., Tchaikovsky, A. I., Rupasova, Z. A., Vasilevskaya, T. I., & Krinitckaya, N. B. (2022). The influence of the duration of led lighting on the biochemical composition of the peas microgreens. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology, 1, 37-45. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/ecology/article/view/4790
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The Study and Rehabilitation of Ecosystems