Intensity ofphotosyntheticactiveradiation(PAR)playsanimportantroleintheacclimationofplants
to UVradiation.Thereby,specificmorphologicalandphysiologicalcharacteristicsinfluencedbyhigh
irradiance arealsoaffectedbybluelight.Withthisbackgroundweconductedtwoexperimentstoeval-
uate theimpactoflightintensityandtherelevanceofbluelightfortheacclimationofpepperplantsto
UV. InthiscontextwehypothesizedthathigheramountofbluelightinthePARspectrumsignificantly
improves theplantacclimationandrecoverytoUVradiation.OurresultsdemonstratethatUVstressed
plants cultivatedeitherunderthehigherlightintensity(PAR300molm−2 s−1) orunderhigheramount
of bluelight(62%)showbetterphotosyntheticperformance(i.e.,higherphotosyntheticrate(Pn),higher
maximal photochemicalefficiencyofPSII(Fv/Fm) andlowernon-photochemicalquenching(NPQ))than
UV stressedplantsgrownunderlowerlightintensity(PAR100molm−2 s−1) orloweramountofblue
light (30%).Contentsofchlorophyll a and b, aswellascarotenoids,hadastrongerdecreaseduetoUVin
those plantscultivatedeitherunderthelowerlightintensityorundertheloweramountofbluelight.
In contrast,plantsgrowneitherunder300molm−2 s−1 or 62%bluelightaccumulatedmoreepider-
mal flavonols.AnalogoustothewelldescribedeffectsofhighPARintensity,wedemonstrateherethat
high amountofbluelighttriggersspecificbiochemicalandphysiologicalprocessesresultinginbetter
acclimation andrecoveryofplantstoUVstress.