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Journal
Description: 
Agrivoltaics, integrating photovoltaic systems with crop cultivation, demands semitransparent solar modules to mitigate soil shadowing. Perovskite Solar Cells (PSC) offer competitive efficiency, low fabrication costs, and high solar transmittance, making them suitable for agrivoltaic applications. However, the impact of PSC light filtering on plant growth and transcriptomics remains underexplored. This study investigates the viability and agronomic implications of the growth of radicchio seedlings (Cichorium intybus var. latifolium) in laboratory-scale greenhouses integrating Perovskites-coated rooftops. Eu-enriched CsPbI 3 layers are chosen to provide semi-transparency and phase stability while radicchio has limited size and grows in pots. Despite the reduced light exposure, radicchio seedlings exhibit faster growth and larger leaves than in the reference, benefiting from specific spectral filtering. RNA-sequencing …
Publisher: 
Nature Publishing Group
Publication date: 
11 Mar 2025
Authors: 

Carlo Spampinato, Salvatore Valastro, Gaetano Calogero, Emanuele Smecca, Giovanni Mannino, Valentina Arena, Raffaella Balestrini, Fabiano Sillo, Lucio Ciná, Antonino La Magna, Alessandra Alberti

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Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-14
Origin: 
Nature Communications