[HTML][HTML] Optimal control of environmental conditions affecting lettuce plant growth in a controlled environment with artificial lighting: A review

HA Ahmed, T Yu-Xin, Y Qi-Chang - South African Journal of Botany, 2020 - Elsevier
Lettuce is one of the most popular leafy vegetables produced in controlled environments
with artificial lighting (CEALs). Optimal control of environmental conditions can be used to …

[HTML][HTML] Process-based greenhouse climate models: Genealogy, current status, and future directions

D Katzin, EJ Van Henten, S Van Mourik - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Process-based greenhouse climate models are valuable tools for the analysis
and design of greenhouse systems. A growing number of greenhouse models are published …

Far‐red photons have equivalent efficiency to traditional photosynthetic photons: Implications for redefining photosynthetically active radiation

S Zhen, B Bugbee - Plant, cell & environment, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Far‐red photons (701–750 nm) are abundant in sunlight but are considered
inactive for photosynthesis and are thus excluded from the definition of photosynthetically …

[HTML][HTML] Energy savings in greenhouses by transition from high-pressure sodium to LED lighting

D Katzin, LFM Marcelis, S van Mourik - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Greenhouses in high latitudes consume vast amounts of energy for heating and
supplemental lighting. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been suggested as having great …

Sensitivity of seven diverse species to blue and green light: Interactions with photon flux

MC Snowden, KR Cope, B Bugbee - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Despite decades of research, the effects of spectral quality on plant growth, and
development are not well understood. Much of our current understanding comes from …

Far‐red light enhances photochemical efficiency in a wavelength‐dependent manner

S Zhen, M Haidekker, MW van Iersel - Physiologia plantarum, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Linear electron transport depends on balanced excitation of photosystem I and II. Far‐red
light preferentially excites photosystem I (PSI) and can enhance the photosynthetic efficiency …

Light spectral and thermal properties govern biomass allocation in tomato through morphological and physiological changes

HJ Kim, MY Lin, CA Mitchell - Environmental and experimental botany, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of light spectral and thermal properties on biomass allocation
among vegetative and reproductive structures in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.'Merlice') …

Substituting Far-Red for Traditionally Defined Photosynthetic Photons Results in Equal Canopy Quantum Yield for CO2 Fixation and Increased Photon Capture …

S Zhen, B Bugbee - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Far-red photons regulate shade avoidance responses and can have powerful effects on
plant morphology and radiation capture. Recent studies have shown that far-red photons …

Cannabis lighting: Decreasing blue photon fraction increases yield but efficacy is more important for cost effective production of cannabinoids

FM Westmoreland, P Kusuma, B Bugbee - PloS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
LED technology facilitates a range of spectral quality, which can be used to optimize
photosynthesis, plant shape and secondary metabolism. We conducted three studies to …

[HTML][HTML] Lighting systems and strategies compared in an optimally controlled greenhouse

WJP Kuijpers, D Katzin, S van Mourik, DJ Antunes… - Biosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
LED lighting is appointed as the successor of HPS lighting in greenhouses since it can lead
to a more sustainable cultivation, ie it converts electrical energy into photosynthetically …