Helping the World Grow Smarter: Texas A&M University
The Effect of Supplemental Pre-Harvest Narrow-Band Light on the Production and Quality of Leafy Lettuce About Texas A&M University’s Horticulture Research Program The urban horticulture research program led by […]
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 of metrics that lighting manufacturers […]
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 particular are discovering rice root […]
How Light Affects Taste
Lighting Experiment and Sensory Panel Light and its impact on plant morphology and secondary metabolites are well-known, observable phenomena in horticulture. The use of specific light spectra to manipulate the […]
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 of DLI for other parts […]
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 shuttled throughout the plant and […]
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. Since plants tend to absorb […]
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) is a critical metric that […]
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 purple glow being emitted from […]
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 only become well understood in the […]