How can LEDs improve bee pollination? Bees are an essential partner in helping pollinate our flowers, enabling healthy production of quality fruits in greenhouses and vertical farming. Picking the right light source is an important step in boosting the performance of pollinators. Below are three key ways in which LEDs improve bee pollination: Bees…

Lighting for lettuce beyond growth rates Experiments found greenhouse supplemental light spectrum impacts yield and nutrition of hydroponic lettuce.   BY JIAQI XIA, JAKE HOLLEY AND NEIL S. MATTSON | JUNE 2023 Lettuce is the most widely grown leafy green in the United States. While most lettuce is grown in fields, production is increasing in controlled…

Unlock the Power of Your Digital Footprint Did you know that over 90% of consumers turn to online searches before making a local purchasing decision? For small businesses, especially in competitive markets like Markham and surrounding areas of Ontario, being found online isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. Yet, too many hardworking business owners operate…

Far-red light & temperature interactively regulate plant growth and morphology Part II: Applications for greenhouse production.   BY SANGJUN JEONG, ANTHONY PERCIVAL, JOSHUA CRAVER, GENHUA NIU AND SHUYANG ZHEN | SEPTEMBER 2023 Fig. 1. Representative lettuce plants grown under three light spectra x three temperatures (total nine treatments) under a low light intensity (250 μmol·m-2·s-1) and…

  Far-red light and temperature interactively regulate plant growth and morphology Part I: Applications for indoor production.   BY SANGJUN JEONG, ANTHONY PERCIVAL, JOSHUA CRAVER, GENHUA NIU AND SHUYANG ZHEN | AUGUST 2023 Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. In controlled environmental agriculture, extensive efforts have focused on improving crop yield, quality,…

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