Study on the chlorophyll breakdown in green prickleyashes with the monochromatic light

To investigate effects of monochromatic light on chlorophyll breakdown in green prickleyashes, changes in their peel colors and content of chlorophylls were evaluated.Results showed that the green of the peel color faded and chlorophylls underwent degradation.Among 8 kinds of monochromatic light, UV had the greatest effect on the green fading and the degradation of chlorophyll a, followed by blue light and yellow light.Meanwhile, UV had the greatest effect on the degradation chlorophyll b, followed by yellow light and blue light.In addition, the correlation coefficient between changes in peel colors and degradation rates of chlorophylls was 0.8380.