Supplemental light quality affects optimal seeding density of microgreens
Isabela Scavacini de Freitas,
Simone da Costa Mello,
Krishna Nemali
Abstract:Higher seeding densities can negatively affect the yield of microgreens. We quantified the effects of supplemental light quality and seeding density on the yield of microgreens. Seeds of red beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. esculenta) were grown in a greenhouse and provided with a narrow‐spectrum (or “purple”) and broad‐spectrum (or “white”) supplemental lighting at nighttime. Purple spectrum contained 90% red, 0% green, 10% blue, and 0% far‐red (R90: G0: B10: FR0) light, and white spectrum had 35% red, 42% green, … Show more
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