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Artificial lighting has been applied to address this issue, particularly light-emitting diode (LED).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To evaluate the efficacy of LED with a specific wavelength in alleviating the adverse effects of shade stress on turfgrasses, we conducted a systematic and multi-dimensional assessment of\n                      <jats:italic>Seashore paspalum<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>Paspalum vaginatum<\/jats:italic>\n                      Sw.) and\n                      <jats:italic>Zoysia japonica<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>Zoysia japonica<\/jats:italic>\n                      Steud.) turf under three light conditions: natural lighting, shading, and LED, within a stadium.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results demonstrated that LED effectively alleviated shade-induced light limitation. It maintained turf normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and chlorophyll content at levels comparable to those under natural light. Furthermore, LED treatment improved physiological responses associated with shade stress, as indicated by enhanced cell membrane stability, reduced membrane lipid peroxidation, and altered antioxidant-related responses, including increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and dynamic changes in peroxidase (POD) activity. Regarding root morphology, LED treatment reduced the shade-induced increases in specific root length (SRL) and specific root surface area (SRA), suggesting a modification of shade-induced root morphological responses. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed distinct multivariate response patterns associated with different light environments. Correlation analysis further indicated significant associations among NDVI, chlorophyll content, and antioxidant-related traits across different light environments. These associations suggested that turf performance under LED lighting was related to concurrent variation in chlorophyll content and antioxidant-related traits.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In conclusion, applying LED lighting can effectively improve turf recovery-related traits and physiological status through improvements in canopy characteristics, chlorophyll status, antioxidant-related responses, and root morphological traits. 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