Which plant supplement light is more suitable for greenhouse crop supplement light?

When planting crops in large sheds, you must worry about the lighting of the plants. If the sun is
insufficient, it will affect the growth and flowering of the crops. Therefore, people will think of
using LED full-spectrum plant supplement light to supplement light for plants.

5 light sources that affect plant growth

Light is the basic environmental factor for plant growth and development. It is not only the
basic energy source for photosynthesis, but also an important regulator of plant growth and
development. The growth of plants is not only restricted by the amount of light or light intensity
(photon flux density, photonfluxdensity, PFD), but also by light quality, that is, light and radiation
of different wavelengths and their different composition ratios.

The solar spectrum can be roughly divided into ultraviolet radiation (ultraviolet, UV<400nm,
including UV-A320~400nm; UV-B280~320nm; UV-C<280nm, 100~280nm), visible light or
photosynthetically active radiation (photosynthetically active radiation, PAr , 400~700nm,
including blue light 400~500nm; green light 500~600nm; red light 600~700nm) and infrared
radiation (700~800nm). Due to the absorption of ozone in the stratosphere (stratosphere), uc-c
and most of uv-b cannot reach the surface of the earth. The intensity of uv-b radiation reaching
the ground changes due to geographic (altitude and latitude), time (day time, seasonal changes),
meteorological (cloud layer, thickness, etc.) and other environmental factors such as atmospheric
pollution. .

Plants perceive subtle changes in light quality, light intensity, duration and direction of light in
the growing environment, and initiate changes in the physiological and morphological structures
necessary for survival in this environment. Blue light, red light and far-red light play an extremely
critical role in controlling the light morphogenesis of plants. The photoreceptors of phytochrome
(Phy), cryptochrome (Cry) and photoreceptors (Phot) receive light signals and trigger plant
growth and development changes through signal transduction.

The monochromatic light mentioned here refers to light in a specific range of wavelengths. The
wavelength range of the same monochromatic light used by different experimental subjects is
not completely the same, and it often overlaps with other monochromatic lights with similar
wavelengths to different degrees, especially before the emergence of LED light sources with good
monochromaticity. in this way. Naturally, different or even contradictory results will be produced.

Red light

Red light (R) inhibits internode elongation, promotes lateral branching and tillering, delays
flower differentiation, and increases anthocyanins, chlorophyll and carotenoids. Red light can
promote the positive light movement of Arabidopsis roots. Red light has a strong positive effect
on the resistance of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses.
 Far red light (FR) can counteract the red light effect in many cases. Low r/fr ratio leads to
reduced photosynthetic capacity of kidney beans. In the growth room, white fluorescent lamps
are used as the main light source, and LEDs are used to supplement far red radiation (emission
peak 734nm) to reduce the content of anthocyanins, carotenoids and chlorophyll, and make the
plant fresh weight, dry weight, stem length, leaf length and leaf length. Width increases. The
effect of supplementing fr on growth may be due to the increase in light absorption caused by
the increase in leaf area. Arabidopsis thaliana grown under low r/fr conditions has larger and
thicker leaves, larger biomass, and strong cold adaptability than plants grown under high R/FR.
Different ratios of R/FR can also change the salt resistance of plants.

Blu-ray

Generally speaking, increasing the share of blue light in white light can shorten internodes,
reduce leaf area, reduce relative growth rate and increase nitrogen/carbon (n/c) ratio.

Blue light is needed for chlorophyll synthesis and chloroplast formation in higher plants, as well
as sun chloroplasts with high chlorophyll a/b ratio and low carotenoid levels. Under the red light,
the photosynthetic rate of the cells of the algae will gradually decrease, and the photosynthetic
rate will quickly recover after turning to blue light or increasing some blue light under continuous
red light. After dark-growing tobacco cells were transferred to continuous blue light for 3 days,
the total amount and chlorophyll content increased sharply. Consistent with this, the dry weight
of cells per unit volume of culture medium will also increase sharply, and will increase very slowly
under continuous red light.

For the photosynthesis and growth and development of plants, red light alone is not enough.
Wheat can complete its life cycle under a single red LED light source. To obtain very large plants
and a large number of seeds, an appropriate amount of blue light must be added (Table 1). The
yield of lettuce, spinach and radish grown under a single red light is lower than that of plants
grown under a combination of red and blue light, while the yield of plants grown under a
moderate amount of red and blue light is comparable to that of plants grown under a cool white
fluorescent light. Similarly, Arabidopsis thaliana can produce seeds under a single red light.
Compared with plants grown under a cool white fluorescent light, as the proportion of blue light
decreases (10%~1%), plants grown under a combination of red and blue light Bolting, flowering
and fruiting will be delayed. The seed yield of plants grown under a 10% combination of red and
blue light is only half of that of plants grown under a cool white fluorescent lamp. Excessive blue
light inhibits plant growth, shortens the internodes, reduces branches, reduces leaf area and
reduces total dry weight. There are obvious species differences in the blue light needs of plants.

Although some studies with different types of light sources have shown that the differences in
plant morphology and growth and development are related to the different proportions of blue
light in the spectrum, the conclusions are still questionable because the composition of the non-
blue light emitted by the different types of lamps is also different. Although the dry weight and
net photosynthetic rate per unit leaf area of soybean and sorghum plants grown under the same
intensity of fluorescent lamps are significantly higher than those of plants grown under low-
pressure sodium lamps, these results cannot be attributed to the lack of blue light under low-
pressure sodium lamps. I am afraid it is also related to too much yellow and green light and too
little orange-red light under low-pressure sodium lamps.

Green light

The dry weight of tomato seedlings grown under white light (including red, blue and green
light) was significantly lower than that of seedlings grown under red and blue light. The results of
spectroscopic detection of growth inhibition in culture showed that green light is a harmful light
quality with a peak at 550nm. The plant height, freshness, and dry weight of marigolds grown
under light that removes the green light will increase by 30%-50% compared to plants grown
under full-spectrum light. Full-spectrum light supplementing green light leads to short plants and
reduced dry and fresh weight. Removal of green light enhances marigold blooming, while
supplementation of green light inhibits the blooming of dianthus and lettuce.

There are also research reports on green light promoting plant growth. Kim et al. (2006)
summarized the experimental results of red and blue combined light (LEDs) supplementing green
light and concluded that plant growth is inhibited when green light exceeds 50%, and plant
growth is enhanced when the proportion of green light is less than 24%. Although the addition of
green light to the red and blue combination light background provided by the LED led to a
significant increase in the lettuce ground stem, the conclusion that the addition of green light
strengthens plant growth and produces more biomass than under cold white light is a problem :
(1) The dry weight of biomass they observed is only the dry weight of the upper part of the
ground. If the dry weight of the underground root system is included, the results may be
different; (2) Lettuce grown under red, blue and green lights on the ground The dry weight of the
part is larger than that of plants grown under cool white fluorescent lamps. It is likely that the
three-color lamps contain much less green light (24%) than cool white fluorescent lamps (51%).
That is to say, the green light inhibiting effect of cool white fluorescent lamps is greater than that
of cold white fluorescent lamps. Three-color light; (3) The photosynthetic rate of plants grown
under combined red and blue light is significantly higher than that of plants grown under green
light. The results support the previous speculation.

The green light effect is usually the opposite of the red and blue light effects. Green light can
reverse blue light and promote the opening of stomata. Treating the seeds with a green laser can
quickly grow radishes and carrots to twice the size of the control. A dim pulse of green light can
accelerate the elongation of seedlings growing in the dark, that is, promote the elongation of the
stem. Treatment of Arabidopsis albino seedlings with a single green light (525nm±16 nm) pulse
(11.1 μmol·m-2·s-1, 9s) from an LED plant light source resulted in a decrease in plastid transcripts
and an increase in stem growth rate .

(2007) Based on the research data of plant photobiology over the past 50 years, the role of
green light in plant development, flowering, stomata opening, stem growth, chloroplast gene
expression and plant growth regulation was discussed. The blue light sensor harmoniously
regulates the growth and development of plants. It must be noted that in this review, the green
light (500~600nm) is expanded to include the yellow part of the spectrum (580~600nm).

Yellow light

Yellow light (580~600nm) inhibits the growth of lettuce. Only yellow light (580~600nm) can
explain the difference between the growth effects of high-pressure sodium lamps and metal
halide lamps, that is, yellow light inhibits growth. Yellow light (peak at 595nm) inhibits cucumber
growth stronger than green light (peak at 520nm).

Some contradictory conclusions about the interweaving of yellow/green light effects may be
due to the inconsistent wavelength range of light used in those studies.
Ultraviolet radiation

Ultraviolet radiation reduces plant leaf area, inhibits hypocotyl elongation, reduces
photosynthesis and productivity, makes plants vulnerable to pathogens, but can effectively
promote anthocyanin synthesis.

Supplementation of uv-b led to an increase in the total biomass of 4 cultivars and 12 cultivars (6
of which reached a significant level); those cultivars that are sensitive to UV-B have both leaf area
and tiller number Obviously reduced; there are 6 cultivars with increased chlorophyll content; 5
cultivars with significantly reduced leaf photosynthetic rate, and 1 cultivar with significantly
increased chlorophyll content (its total biomass also increased significantly).

The ratio of UV-B/PAR is an important determinant of the response of plants to UV-B. UV-B and
PAR together severely affect the morphology and oil yield of peppermint. The production of very
high-quality oil requires a high level of unfiltered natural light.

It needs to be pointed out that although laboratory studies on the effects of UV-B are useful in
identifying transcription factors and other molecular and physiological factors, the results usually
cannot be mechanically extrapolated to the natural environment.

The led plant supplement light is specially developed to supplement the light for plants. The
spectrum is in line with the absorption of sunlight by plant growth, and different powers can
meet the requirements of crop growth for light intensity. There are many types of plant
supplement light, so which kind of supplement light is cheap and easy to use?

From the research and development process, there are high-pressure sodium lamps, HID lamps,
LED supplementary lights, and the fifth generation of plant supplementary lights-laser
supplementary lights. Among these types of fill light, the laser plant fill light is the latest
generation of fill light, so the effect and advantages will be better than the previous types of fill
light.

The laser plant supplement light is a special LED plant growth lamp with a specific spectrum
wavelength designed to replace sunlight with laser synthesis spectrum technology, promote plant
growth photosynthesis, and create a suitable growth environment for plants. She occupies less
space (one lamp per mu of land), consumes less electricity (3 kWh a month), is energy-saving and
environmentally friendly, and the spectrum can be combined. The results are also good after
experiments.

If you want to use the LED plant supplement light to have a good effect, in addition to using the
appropriate supplement light, you must also have the correct use method, such as the distance
between the led plant supplement light and the plant, and the use time of the supplement light
pay attention. Then let's take a look at the use of plant fill light. How long is it suitable for general
lighting?

The role of led plant supplement light is to give plants when the natural light is insufficient, so we
must pay attention to it, if the weather is usually sunny and the light is sufficient, then there is no
need to use supplement light, otherwise it will not only consume electricity, but the effect will
not be comparable. The effect of natural light. If there is sufficient sunlight during the day, you
can add light for 2-3 hours in the morning or evening. If it is raining on a cloudy day or when the
light is insufficient for a long time in a hazy day, you must use the fill light for a long time to fill up
the light. You can fill up the light throughout the day, and you can also extend the fill light time
appropriately at night.

If it is sunny during the day, you can add light for 4-5 hours a day. If the light is weak during the
day, you can add light throughout the day. If the crops have higher requirements for light, you
must adjust the time of the light according to the actual situation. However, the crops also have
to "rest" at night, so do not fill up the crops overnight, otherwise it will have a counterproductive
effect.