A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results
Photoconversion covers (PCCs) are specialized materials designed to modify light conditions in greenhouses, thereby enhancing plant growth and development. Recently, extensive research and development efforts have focused on improving and characterizing both components of PCCs: the cover material an...
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| author | Anastasiia V. Shabalina Valeriy A. Kozlov Mark O. Paskhin Ivan A. Popov Sergey V. Gudkov |
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| description | Photoconversion covers (PCCs) are specialized materials designed to modify light conditions in greenhouses, thereby enhancing plant growth and development. Recently, extensive research and development efforts have focused on improving and characterizing both components of PCCs: the cover material and the photoconversion agent (phosphor(s)). Given that the true impact of PCCs on plant growth can only be assessed through greenhouse experiments, while surveying recent publications from 2020 to 2024, in this review, we specifically tried to focus on such experiments. A total of 58 studies on PCCs for greenhouse applications were analyzed. Of those, 26 studies introduced novel materials, including phosphors and PCCs, with the potential to enhance plant growth, although greenhouse experiments were not conducted to evaluate their performance. The remaining 32 studies provided experimental data on PCC efficiency in promoting plant growth through plant-based experiments. To summarize and compare the findings from these greenhouse experiments, in this work, we systematically classify plant growth parameters and examine their application across the surveyed studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f15f208c75847e1be272305ffe3f0412025-08-20T03:24:33ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242025-06-0111668010.3390/horticulturae11060680A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment ResultsAnastasiia V. Shabalina0Valeriy A. Kozlov1Mark O. Paskhin2Ivan A. Popov3Sergey V. Gudkov4Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, RussiaPhotoconversion covers (PCCs) are specialized materials designed to modify light conditions in greenhouses, thereby enhancing plant growth and development. Recently, extensive research and development efforts have focused on improving and characterizing both components of PCCs: the cover material and the photoconversion agent (phosphor(s)). Given that the true impact of PCCs on plant growth can only be assessed through greenhouse experiments, while surveying recent publications from 2020 to 2024, in this review, we specifically tried to focus on such experiments. A total of 58 studies on PCCs for greenhouse applications were analyzed. Of those, 26 studies introduced novel materials, including phosphors and PCCs, with the potential to enhance plant growth, although greenhouse experiments were not conducted to evaluate their performance. The remaining 32 studies provided experimental data on PCC efficiency in promoting plant growth through plant-based experiments. To summarize and compare the findings from these greenhouse experiments, in this work, we systematically classify plant growth parameters and examine their application across the surveyed studies.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/6/680photoconversion coverspectral conversiongreenhouse experimentPCC effectivenessplants growthphosphor |
| spellingShingle | Anastasiia V. Shabalina Valeriy A. Kozlov Mark O. Paskhin Ivan A. Popov Sergey V. Gudkov A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results Horticulturae photoconversion cover spectral conversion greenhouse experiment PCC effectiveness plants growth phosphor |
| title | A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results |
| title_full | A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results |
| title_fullStr | A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results |
| title_short | A Mini-Review of Photoconversion Covers for Greenhouses: Assessment Parameters and Plant Experiment Results |
| title_sort | mini review of photoconversion covers for greenhouses assessment parameters and plant experiment results |
| topic | photoconversion cover spectral conversion greenhouse experiment PCC effectiveness plants growth phosphor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/6/680 |
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