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Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain

Lighting

1 Apr 2020

LEDs: Blue & Far-Red Light

Yujin Park & Erik Runkle (Michigan State University)

studying the effects of light quality on plant growth.

GrowerTalks 2019 series article 3 (933 KB)


4 Jun 2019

Minimum Light Requirements for Indoor Gardening of Lettuce

Maria Paz, Paul R. Fisher, and Celina Gómez (University of Florida)

Evaluating the growth (fresh and dry mass), accumulation of key phytochemical constituents (leaf photosynthetic pigment and nitrate content), and aesthetic quality (elongation and pigmentation) of red-leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa) grown from transplant to a harvest stage in an indoor environment.

Minimum Light Requirements Indoor Gardening Lettuce (839 KB)


1 Jun 2019

The Economics of Lighting Young Plants Indoors

Paul R. Fisher, Celina Gómez, Megh Poudel (University of Florida) & Erik Runkle (Michigan State University)

An economic analysis of growing young plants indoors with LEDs.

GrowerTalks 2019 series economics article (460 KB)


1 Mar 2019

LEDs: Far Red & Light Intensity Interaction

Yujin Park & Erik Runkle (Michigan State University)

Research about plant responses to far red and light intensity.

GrowerTalks 2019 series article 2 (730 KB)


1 Feb 2019

Lighting Young Plants Indoors

Erik Runkle, Yujin Park (Michigan State University), Mengzi Zhang & Paul Fisher (University of Florida)

Discusses lighting for growing young plants indoors using LEDs.

GrowerTalks 2019 series article 1 (830 KB)


1 Jan 2019

Getting a Piece of the Indoor Food Gardening Market

CELINA GÓMEZ, PAUL FISHER AND MARIA PAZ (University of Florida)

Understanding the ins and outs of the indoor food gardening market.

Getting a Piece of the Indoor Food Gardening Market-Greenhouse Product News (121

Contributing universities

Texas A&MUniversity of MarylandMichigan State UniversityClemsonUniversity of Florida

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