lighting in greenhouse Articles
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Increase greenhouse efficiency with boom lighting
As a leader in greenhouse automation equipment, we are always looking to bring our growers new ideas on how to best utilize our equipment within their greenhouse. With the release of our highly coveted Universal Attachment, we are able to bring you new ideas on how to do more with less. The Universal Attachment is highly effective for attaching fans, insect mats, fans and lights. Boom lighting ...
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Maximize Yields with Smart Lighting Strategies: Using Metrics for a More Efficient Grow
There is a strong relationship between lighting and yield, as we know that with every 1% increase in light, there is a 1% increase in growth and yield. Measuring yield in your greenhouse is an important way to measure efficiencies and profitability, so you can better assess how your inputs affect overall yield and plant growth. In this article, we are going to overview the relationship ...
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UbiBot SP1 For Greenhouse Light Regulation
To grow plant plants in greenhouses, you need light. The amount of light a plant receives determines the length of time a plan remains active and its rate of growth. The most basic metabolic process of the plant is photosynthesis, and photosynthesis requires light energy. Three Aspects of Light Effect There are three aspects of light that should be considered when determining the effect that ...
By UbiBot
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8 Types Of Agricultural Sensors For Best Greenhouse Monitoring Systems
Background A greenhouse is a closed environment that provides optimal conditions for plant growth and promotes plant growth by controlling indoor and outdoor environments. A complete greenhouse remote monitoring system first detects indoor environmental elements through various sensors and then uploads the measurement signals to the control platform through wired or wireless methods, and the ...
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8 Types Of Agricultural Sensors For Best Greenhouse Monitoring Systems
Background A greenhouse is a closed environment that provides optimal conditions for plant growth and promotes plant growth by controlling indoor and outdoor environments. A complete greenhouse remote monitoring system first detects indoor environmental elements through various sensors and then uploads the measurement signals to the control platform through wired or wireless methods, and the ...
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Why does the modern agricultural sector need to use smart switches
With the rapid development of technology, smart technology has gradually penetrated into various areas of our lives, and the modern agricultural sector is no exception. As an important part of smart technology, the application of smart switches in modern agriculture is increasingly widespread. So, why does the modern agricultural sector need to use smart switches? 1. Improve agricultural ...
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Green catering tips
It's that time of the year again - party time. Whether it's St Patrick's Day, Easter, birthdays, Christmas, weddings, Thanksgiving, Halloween or Hanukkah, we all enjoy letting our hair down and having fun with friends and family! And with these events, come the mountains of munch-ables - tasty treats of every shape, colour and ingredient. But how green is our spinach really, and should we be ...
By green24
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Ontario Horticulture Research Priority Report 2016
Sector Consultation The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association partnered with Vineland to host a research strategy workshop in November 2014 with the goal of defining the top five research priorities for each crop group. Grower organizations were invited to nominate two representatives to participate on their behalf and a number of researchers from relevant fields were invited to ...
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Demystifying Light Levels for Cannabis Grows
As more and more investors, opportunists and growers are jumping onto the green rush that is the cannabis industry right now there is also a big influx of folks who are learning as they go. Lighting is a major purchase for this industry as a big margin of growers still prefer the better climate control and security of growing indoors and even those who choose to grow in a greenhouse are finding ...
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Lighting Strategies for Vine Crop Production
Pepper, tomato and cucumber crops require consistent levels of light for year round production. There are many things to consider before investing in a lighting solution and understanding your growing environment – and the goals you want to achieve – will help in choosing a system that best suits your needs. Having a reliable and efficient lighting system is important not only for ...
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Influence of environment on plants
There is no denying the importance of light for the growth of plants; however, there are many other environmental factors—such as temperature, moisture and nutrient availability, and soil type–that also influence plant growth. These factors do not act in isolation and are, many times, correlated. So, it is interesting to see how light works in combination with other resources to ...
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Project - Boal F-Clean - The Netherlands
The biggest advantages of this deck system: Quality boost per m2 in every cultivation, such as an earlier flowering or sweeter fruit A Hortiscatter (light scattering) of more than 60% in the greenhouse A higher light and UV transmission + fuller spectrum of sunlight that penetrates deeper into the greenhouse Reduced chance of hail and storm damage High quality diffused cover material with ...
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Q&A with Greenhouse Expert Theo Van de Sande
Here at Illumitex we pride ourselves in not only our products, but our expert staff as well. Theo Van de Sande, our Senior Greenhouse Consultant, sat down with me to answer a few questions over greenhouse farming. But before we give you tips from a pro, a little background on Theo – Theo is a third generation greenhouse grower from the Netherlands with over 30 years of experience and ...
By Illumitex
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Choosing the Right Light for Young Plants
Horticulture lighting research has been conducted on young plants (germination, seedlings, plugs and cuttings) for many years. Michigan State University published a series of articles in Greenhouse Grower (see references below) on bedding plant seedlings. In their research, Drs. Wollaeger and Runkle experimented with different LED wavelengths and compared them to fluorescent light on seedling ...
By Illumitex
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Soil seed bank composition in pastures of diverse mixtures of temperate forages
Seed banks may contribute useful or weedy species that fill gaps in pastures. In a previous study, pastures planted to complex mixtures of forages had a lesser proportion of weedy species in the aboveground vegetation. In this study, we relate changes in the species composition of the seed bank to changes in the aboveground vegetation. In August 2001, four mixtures [two, three, six, and nine ...
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LED or HPS for Growing Cannabis?
“What lighting source should I use for my licensed cannabis grow?”; “I am comparing LED to HPS for my cannabis operation. Which source do you recommend?” These are questions people ask me almost on a daily basis. We have covered this question in past posts on our blog, like this one by our very own head of marketing: LEDs vs Traditional Lighting but most cannabis growers ...
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