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The response of plantlets cultured under different blue to red LED ratio and
LED irradiation levels is considered for commercial application. The response
depended on the plant species and to clarify the optimum blue to red LED ratio and
LED irradiation level for plantlet growth is the most important finding. This work is
the key to evaluating in details the demand of the blue to red LED ratio.
Results of each specific investigation would indicate the optimal in vitro physiological
responses of the in vitro banana plantlets and the responses after acclimatization.
From the results and a lot of attractive feature of LEDs, it is reasonable to
expect that the total LED irradiation system will be a major light source for a wide
range of micropropagation systems in the future with further improvement to be
made.
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