Category: Light and Photosynthesis

Learn about the most interesting topics regarding the impact of light and plant metabolism and morphology. We try to bring you scientific information packed in an understandable way. Brought to you by excite LED – expert in plant and light sciences.

 

 

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The Story about PPF, PPFD, Lumens and Lux

Confused about what light units to work with? When you have come across lights in the past, you may have seen tons of different units of light measurements to judge by: Watts, Lumens, Lux and Colour Temperature (e.g. 5400k such as on fluorescent tubes). If you are lighting your home and living space for purely […]

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The (Important) Role of Green Light in Photosynthesis

THE CONTROVERSY Green light for a while has been seen as unused light by many people as it is not used by chlorophylls a and b, the main drivers of plant growth. Plants were seen to discard this unused light, colouring plants green. Many LED growlights avoided the green spectrum entirely and sold only blue […]

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Blue and Red Light in Photosynthesis

Why is Blue and Red Light important? You may have heard about the importance of blue and red light for plant photosynthesis already. There is a lot of truth and misconception mixed in regarding these colours and their use in grow lights. It is important to note first that all visible colours of the spectrum […]

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