TY - JOUR AU - Liu, John D. AU - Goodspeed, Danielle AU - Sheng, Zhengji AU - Li, Baohua AU - Yang, Yiran AU - Kliebenstein, Daniel J. AU - Braam, Janet PY - 2015 DA - 2015/03/27 TI - Keeping the rhythm: light/dark cycles during postharvest storage preserve the tissue integrity and nutritional content of leafy plants JO - BMC Plant Biology SP - 92 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - The modular body structure of plants enables detached plant organs, such as postharvest fruits and vegetables, to maintain active responsiveness to environmental stimuli, including daily cycles of light and darkness. Twenty-four hour light/darkness cycles entrain plant circadian clock rhythms, which provide advantage to plants. Here, we tested whether green leafy vegetables gain longevity advantage by being stored under light/dark cycles designed to maintain biological rhythms. SN - 1471-2229 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-015-0474-9 DO - 10.1186/s12870-015-0474-9 ID - Liu2015 ER -