Adding Blue to Red Supplemental Light Increases Biomass and Yield of Greenhouse-Grown Tomatoes, but Only to an Optimum

Adding Blue to Red Supplemental Light Increases Biomass and Yield of Greenhouse-Grown Tomatoes, but Only to an Optimum

Greenhouse crop production in northern countries often relies heavily on supplemental lighting for year-round yield and product quality. Among the different spectra used in supplemental lighting, red is often considered the most efficient, but plants do not develop normally when grown solely under m...

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Main Authors: Elias Kaiser, Theoharis Ouzounis, Habtamu Giday, Rachel Schipper, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
LED
biomass
blue light
red light
photosynthesis
tomato
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.02002/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.02002/full

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