Commercial Cannabis

Cannabis Cultivation Science

Exploring the Interaction Between Light & Life

At Fluence, we’re dedicated to further understanding the interactions between light and life. Our global research program is comprised of specialists in plant, environment, biochemical, and data sciences. We conduct research in-house in our photobiology labs in Austin, Texas, as well as in partnerships with leading research institutions around the world to further innovate in the cannabis cultivation science sphere.

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Guide To Photo-Morphogenesis

We have known that light is responsible for driving plant growth via photosynthesis for many years; however, the influence of light on plant development has...

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Light Spectra’s Impact on Cannabis Production

Researchers, scientists and cultivators have long-sought to understand cannabis’s intricate production process. But despite its growing popularity and the rise in medical and recreational legalization...

Grower Trials

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OutCo

Innovator Spotlight Increased Energy Efficiency Increased Potency Increased Yield Pioneers in Cannabis Cultivation: Horticultural Lighting Research Contact Us Today! LEARN ABOUT SPYDRx PLUS The Experiment:...

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Battlefield Farms

Innovator Spotlight Improved Root Development Reduced Shrink Increased Yields Reduced Land Use Inside Battlefield Farms: Research with Fluence LED Grow Lights to Streamline Propagation LEARN...

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The impact of intercanopy lighting on plant growth and development

Intercanopy lighting study: A Fluence research trial to determine the influence of light intensity and light distribution on cucumbers and tomatoes Crop focus: Vine crops,...

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Collaborative Science: Fluence is the Lighting Partner of Wageningen University and Research (WUR)

Illuminating the Serre Red high-containment greenhouse and Netherlands Plant Eco-Phenotyping Center (NPEC) The Wageningen University campus is home to world-class researchers and state-of-the-art science facilities...

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Far-red: Introduction and Yield

Introduction Far-red light has been something of a controversial topic in commercial horticulture over the last five years. Regardless of crop, growers are expressing a...

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About PAR, PPF, And PPFD

Understanding The Numbers If you have been researching LED horticulture lighting systems for your plant growth facility, you have likely been bombarded with a variety...

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Do Plants Use Green Light?

Absorption Spectrum vs Action Spectrum When most people think about LEDs being used for horticulture lighting, the first thing that comes to mind is a...

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How To Compare Grow Lights

As a refresher, PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) is a region of the electromagnetic spectrum (400 to 700 nm) that promotes photosynthesis. PPF (Photosynthetic Photon Flux)...

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Rediscovering White Light

Broad Spectrum vs Narrow Spectrum Horticulture lighting technologies have improved dramatically over the past century, but manipulation of light spectrum is a fairly new concept....

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Influence of Light Intensity & Quality

Plant growth and development, such as production of leaves, stems, roots, and floral organs is a result of primary metabolic processes. Byproducts of photosynthesis are...

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Introducing the Concept of DLI to the World

Daily Light Integral (DLI) has been a widely used concept by ornamental greenhouse growers in the United States for the past few decades, but maps...

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Rice Root Aphids: What growers should know about treating the pervasive pest

An increased interest in Rhopalosiphum abdominalis—the rice root aphid first discovered in Japan (Yano, Miyake, & Eastop, 1983)—has emerged in recent years. Cannabis growers in...

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Princeton University

Innovator Spotlight Contact Us Today! Vertical Farming Project As true scientists, Dr. Gauthier and his students are evaluating the complexity of vertical farming applications, from...

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Innovator Spotlight Contact Us Today! Reducing Cost and Environmental ImpactBecause mangrove forests have adapted to grow on the edge of fresh and salt water, they...