Substituting HPS with light-emitting diodes for supplemental lighting in greenhouses
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 16:20
in Earth & Climate
In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production of many greenhouse commodities during the darker months of the year. In these regions, it is necessary for growers of year-round commodities to augment their naturally occurring lighting deficit with artificial lighting to meet their crops' economic minimum lighting requirements.