Jun 1, 2019 | Agriculture, Application, Solar SpectroRadiometry
KH Cho, VY Laux, N Wallace-Springer, DG Clark… – HortScience, 2019 Abstract Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides) is an attractive and popular ornamental plant with propagation mainly achieved through vegetative cuttings. For commercial purposes, it is of...
Apr 30, 2019 | Agriculture, Application, Solar SpectroRadiometry
KJ Walters, AA Hurt, RG Lopez – HortScience, 2019 Abstract Variability in outdoor daily temperatures and photosynthetic daily light integrals (DLIs) from early spring to late fall limits the ability of propagators to accurately control propagation environments...
Apr 30, 2019 | Agriculture, Application, LED Measurement, Solar SpectroRadiometry
KJ Walters, AA Hurt, RG Lopez – HortScience, 2019 Abstract Foliage annuals are primarily grown for the aesthetic appeal of their brightly colored, variegated, or patterned leaves rather than for their flowers. Once foliage annuals become reproductive, vegetative...
Apr 20, 2019 | Application, LED Measurement, SpectroRadiometry
LV Lutkus, SS Rickenbach, TM McCormick – Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2019 Abstract Quantifying singlet oxygen production from triplet photosensitizers typically requires spectroscopic techniques and specialty chemical traps. Herein we describe a novel...
Mar 19, 2019 | LED Measurement, News, Solar SpectroRadiometry, SpectroRadiometry, UV SpectroRadiometry
HortLED is introducing the ARC 600, a scientifically developed LED grow light designed for commercial cultivation. “Commercial growers tend to focus on two points when selecting new lighting,” says Alex Bodell, founder of HortLED, “Plant performance and price....
Nov 27, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, LED Measurement, Solar SpectroRadiometry, SpectroRadiometry
DP Petrella, EH Han, EJ Nangle, JC Scheerens… – … and Experimental Botany, 2018 Abstract Halotropism is a form of adaptive directional growth in which roots grow away from areas of high salt concentrations. Halotropism is thought to function in cooperation with...