Total soluble sugar and malondialdehyde contents in both types were significantly
reduced by shading. The results showed that DP jasmine overall tolerated shading better than
the MP type, because of the former with more efficient photosynthetic and metabolic rates, reasonable
allocation of photosynthates as well as higher contents of proteins and antioxidant enzymes. A moderate
level and duration of shading (20–50% irradiance no longer than 28 d) was beneficial to jasmine plant
growth, but extremely low (5% irradiance) and/or prolonged (>28 d) shading was detrimental to both
vegetative growth and reproductive development and should be avoided, particularly in the plantation
of MP type.