Optimization of light spectrum and intensity to enhance growth and metabolite profiles in green and purple radish microgreens cultivated in a vertical farming system
These results demonstrate that optimal light strategies in vertical farming must be tailored to specific microgreen genotypes and light conditions to simultaneously maximize productivity and nutritional quality. © 2026 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Alejandro Martínez‐Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4695-5465)
- V. Sanchez Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3419-4132)
- Mónica Flores
- Ulises Navarro‐Zapata
- Cristian Hernández‐Adasme
- Teresa Mestre
- Antonio Frutos‐Tortosa
Institutions
- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (ES)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.70447
- Primary Topic
- Light effects on plants
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00