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If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
taste ?

(I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)

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"Beladi Nasralla" > wrote in message
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> If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
> will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
> illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
> taste ?
>
> (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
> by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
> chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
> result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)


What would happen to you if you only saw blue light all your life? How would
things be different? Would your poop still smell bad? Just wandering......




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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:40:58 -0700, Beladi Nasralla
> wrote:

>If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
>will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
>illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
>taste ?
>
>(I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
>by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
>chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
>result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)



Most plants require red and blue light for proper growth. Plants
grown exclusively under green light would probably die, which would
affect the taste.
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"Beladi Nasralla" > wrote in message
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> If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
> will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
> illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
> taste ?
>
> (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
> by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
> chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
> result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)


I actually did an experiment on this back in high school. I tried to grow
green beans using red light and blue light. I didn't get any actual beans.
They need a mix of light to produce.


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Beladi Nasralla wrote:
> If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
> will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
> illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
> taste ?
>
> (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
> by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
> chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
> result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)
>

Not quite what you want but mentions tomato's taste effected by light:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8544cover.html

Frank


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> I actually did an experiment on this back in high school. I tried to grow
> green beans using red light and blue light. I didn't get any actual beans.
> They need a mix of light to produce.


Baladi might try using tinted bulbs of different wattage to create two
distinct mixed spectra and see what happens growth and taste.

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On Nov 4, 2:14 am, Frank <frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet> wrote:
> Beladi Nasralla wrote:
> > If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
> > will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
> > illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
> > taste ?

>
> > (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
> > by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
> > chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
> > result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)

>
> Not quite what you want but mentions tomato's taste effected by light:http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8544cover.html


Thanks everyone who answered. The question is still open.



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On Nov 9, 7:56 am, Beladi Nasralla > wrote:
> On Nov 4, 2:14 am, Frank <frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet> wrote:
>
> > Beladi Nasralla wrote:
> > > If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
> > > will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing
> > > illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the
> > > taste ?

>
> > > (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated
> > > by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the
> > > chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably
> > > result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...)

>
> > Not quite what you want but mentions tomato's taste effected by light:http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8544cover.html

>
> Thanks everyone who answered. The question is still open.


Photosynthetic processes are very wavelength-dependent. Also involved
is the amount of time between bouts of photochemically-triggered
reactions that is available to do the 'bookkeeping' of flushing away
byproducts to keep their concentrations below dangerous levels and
replenishing the raw materials needed for the photosynthesis.

Here is just a glimpse at the complexity of the situation:
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/...BioBookPS.html

As to "taste", well, how educated is your palate?

Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA

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