Reaching Natural Growth: Light Quality Effects on Plant Performance in Indoor Growth Facilities.

ABSTRACT: To transfer experimental findings in plant research to natural ecosystems it is imperative to reach near to natural-like plant performance. Previous studies propose differences in temperature and light quantity as main sources of deviations between indoor and outdoor plant growth. With increasing implementation of light emitting diodes (LED) in plant growth facilities, light quality is yet another factor that can be optimised to prevent unnatural plant performance. We investigated the effects of different wavelength combinations in phytotrons (i.e., indoor growth chambers) on plant growth and physiology in seven different plant species from different plant functional types (herbs, grasses and trees). The results from these experiments were compared against a previous field trial with the s

SUBMITTER: Chiang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599614 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature