Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1158
Effects of Blue and Red Light on Carotene Content of Red and White Cabbage without using Substrate
Abstract
Carotenoids in the cabbage sprouts is the high-valued nutritional components that have many benefits on human health. The content of Carotene depends on many factors such as seed quality, temperature, humidity, and environmental light during germination and development. Carotene content in red and white cabbage sprouts are also different. In this paper, we present the results of cultivating red and white cabbage sprouts without using substrate, with the use of appropriate light, temperature and humidity. The main purpose of Research is to find the optimal conditions of blue and red light to the content of Carotene. The experiment has shown the optimal conditions of light to the content of Carotene. From this result, sprout growers can use to increase the yield and quality of red and white cabbage sprouts using artificial light.
Keywords
Carotene, Blue and Red light, red cabbage sprouts, white cabbage sprouts