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Light-Emitting Diodes for Horticulture

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Light-Emitting Diodes

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This chapter firstly describes the fundamental concepts of photosynthesis of plants and LEDs for applications in the plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL). The complexity of light environment control to maximize the cost performance of the PFAL is discussed for getting an idea of smart LED lighting system related to phenotyping, information and communication technology, and artificial intelligence. Secondly, influences of LED lighting environment at seedling stage on lettuce transplant growth and its subsequent growth and nutritional values were discussed as a case study for supporting a good system impact. Therefrom, effects of light intensity, photoperiod and LED quality on growth and quality of hydroponic lettuce were introduced for suitable light environment control in the PFAL.

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Acknowledgments

The research was supported by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) project of Preliminary Study on Plant Phonemics and its Application by Artificial Intelligence, Japan (2017–2019), National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2013AA103005), and National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFB0403901), respectively.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Haidian, Beijing, China

    Dongxian He

  2. Japan Plant Factory Association, c∕o FC Center of Chiba University, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

    Toyoki Kozai

  3. Texas A&M AgriLife Research at El Paso, Texas A&M University System, El Paso, TX, USA

    Genhua Niu

  4. Beijing Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Haidian, Beijing, China

    Xin Zhang

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He, D., Kozai, T., Niu, G., Zhang, X. (2019). Light-Emitting Diodes for Horticulture. In: Li, J., Zhang, G.Q. (eds) Light-Emitting Diodes. Solid State Lighting Technology and Application Series, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99211-2_14

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