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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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....
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...
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...
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...
