effect of light quality selective plastic films on anthocyanin biosynthesis in vitis vinifera l. cv. yatomi rosa

the accumulation and composition of berry anthocyanin was measured in vitis vinifera l. cv. yatomi rosa using various light qualities provided by polyethylene films (red, orange, green, blue, and white). the anthocyanin has been enhanced significantly by blue light filter film and suppressed by red, orange, and green films compared to white film (control), which suggests that yatomi rosa has adapted photoreceptors to uv-a/blue light. we also observed that yatomi rosa mainly accumulated glucosides of peonidin (pn). significant differences in composition of anthocyanin were observed in different light filter films. despite the use of different light quality films, similar patterns were observed for phenylalanineammonia-lyase (pal), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (c4h), 4-coumarate: coenzyme a ligase (4cl), and chalcone isomerase (chi) activities, which are components of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. but the activities of pal and chi were induced significantly under blue light filter film, which shows that blue light may increase anthocyanin accumulation in v. vinifera l. by stimulating pal and chi activities. the present study confirmed the importance of blue irradiance spectrum in anthocyanin biosynthesis in yatomi rosa. the increase of blue light under enough effective transmission light conditions in greenhouses can improve the color of yatomi rosa and may be used as a solution to overcome poor berry colors in hot and humid regions of southern china.