29
May
How to compare grow lights?
To compare different grow light, you should understand basic metric units of horticultural lights and its measuring devices. To protect from misleading information, marketing claim from different company, customer
06
May
What is the Broad Spectrum?
In a simple world we can say, the spectrum which closer to the plant absorption pattern is called a Broad Spectrum. Plant absorption pattern is shown in McCree
01
Apr
How To Calculate Electricity Consumption At My Farm ?
Managing electricity consumption is crucial for farms, whether you’re a small family farm or a large-scale commercial operation. Accurate calculations help in budgeting, optimizing energy use, and reducing costs.
01
Apr
What Is The Photoperiod In Horticulture Lighting ?
Photoperiod is the length of time a plant is exposed to light during a 24-hour period, it plays important role while calculating DLI.
01
Apr
Typical DLI And PPFD Values For Crops
Vegetative Growth (Leafy Greens/Herbs): Minimum 17 mol/m²/d
Flowering Crops (Peppers/Tomatoes):
01
Apr
What Is The Photon Efficacy ?
Photon Efficacy refers to how efficient a horticulture lighting system is at converting electrical energy into photons of PAR. Many
01
Apr
Is Green Light Useful For Plants ?
By definition, PAR is 400 to 700 nm, in the middle of this waveband is green light, which has a wavelength between 500 and 600 nm.
In absorption theory
01
Apr
What Is The Absorption Theory ?
Plants are the only photosynthetic organisms to have leaves (and not all plants have leaves). A leaf may be viewed as a solar collector crammed full of photosynthetic cells. The raw materials of photosynthesis, water and carbon
01
Apr
What is the McCree Curve ?
The McCree Curve represents the average photosynthetic response of plants to light energy. The McCree Curve, also known as the Plant Sensitivity Curve,
01
Apr
What is PAR, PPF, PPFD, PPE, DLI and LUX ?
If you have been researching for horticulture lighting then you have likely read and listened variety of units of lights which lighting manufacture use.
