How LED lighting treatments affect greenhouse tomato quality

Monday, December 21, 2015 - 15:50 in Earth & Climate

Researchers collected physicochemical and sensory data in studies investigating the effect of supplemental light quantity and quality on greenhouse-grown tomatoes. Supplemental intracanopy LED lighting at the intensities and wavelengths used in the study did not negatively affect greenhouse tomato fruit quality or consumer ratings, and thus could be a potential alternative for overhead high-pressure sodium supplementation.

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