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Potential of far ultraviolet (UV) 222 nm light for management of strawberry fungal pathogens

Wojciech Janisiewicz, Fumiomi Takeda, Breyn Evans, Mary Camp Abstract Recently developed, night-time irradiation provided the breakthrough that made ultraviolet (UV) technology with 254 nm (UV–C) commercially feasible as a sustainable alternative to synthetic...

Carbon dioxide enrichment promoted the growth, yield, and light-use efficiency of lettuce in a plant factory with artificial lighting

Danyan Chen,Yanhao Mei,Qi Liu,Yongjun Wu,Zhenchao Yang Abstract Lettuce (Latuca sativa L.) is a commercially important crop and a good candidate for production in a plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL). To explore the influence of CO2 enrichment (eCO2) on...

Sunlight Photolysis of Extracellular and Intracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes tetA and sul2 in Photosensitizer-Free Water

Fiona B. Dunn and Andrea I. Silverman Abstract Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs; the genetic material in bacteria that encode for resistance to antibiotics) have been found in the aquatic environment, raising concerns of an environmental transmission route. In an...
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