RADIATION

GROUP 3 BSABE-4M1

AMARO, JOSEPH M. CORTEZ, ELAINE S.

CONER, REGEN R. LORIO, JOSE SALVADOR A.
MARCO, RIZALYN T. RAMOS, IVY E.
RADIATIO
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• An energy that comes from source and travels
through space at the speed of light.
• Energy that has an electric field and a magnetic
field associated with a wave-like properties.
• Also be called as “Electromagnetic waves”
THE INFLUENCE OF ATMOSPHERE

Courtesy: NASA
RADIATION
• Comes from many places, from the Sun, to things man
makes like cell phones and TV’s.
• Not always dangerous.
• Can become very dangerous depending on what kind of
radiation it is, and how long something is exposed to it.
• Radiation energy is transferred by particles or waves .
• Used in food, agriculture, and livestocks.
 TWO TYPES OF RADIATION
Non-ionizing Radiation
 Energy that does not have enough
energy to remove an electron from
an atom or molecule.
 Mostly harmless
 Relatively low-energy
Ionizing Radiation
 Form of energy that acts by removing
electrons from atoms and molecules of
materials that includes air, water, and living
tissue.
 Can lead to serious problems within an
organism
 High in energy it can break chemical bonds
MICROCLIMATE
• Microclimate, any climatic condition in a relatively
small area, within a few meters or less above and
below earth's surface and within canopies for
vegetation
 CONCEPT OF LIGHT
Radiation: A process of emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic
waves or particles (photons). It ranges from cosmic rays, gamma
rays, x-rays, UV lights, visible light, to infrared and radio waves.

Light: That portion of radiation perceived or the light-restricted portion of spectrum

Irradiation: A process by which a surface is illuminated or irradiated (i.e., irradiation
of flower buds with x-ray to induce mutation).
The Solar Radiation

Visible Light Spectrum

COMPOSITION OF THE VISIBLE
LIGHT

Source: NASA
SPECTRAL RANGES OF VISIBLE LIGHTS

• Violet 0.4 - 0.446 µm

• Blue 0.446 - 0.500 µm
• Green 0.500 - 0.578 µm
• Yellow 0.578 - 0.592 µm
• Orange 0.592 - 0.620 µm
• Red 0.620 - 0.7 µm
• Infrared 0.7 - 0.9  µm
PLANTS
RADIATION IN A
MICROCLIMATE

• Solar Radiation is one of the basic needs of plants to

undergo photosynthesis.
PHOTOPERIOD
RESPONSES
a. Long day plants (short night plants)
-Requires days longer than 16 hours to bloom
-Aster, Petunia, Potato

Aster Petunia Potato

b. Short day plants (long night plants)
-Requires days shorter than 13 hours to bloom
- Chrysanthemum, Poinsettia, Kalanchoe

Chrysanthemum Poinsettia Kalanchoe

c. Mechanism of responses
Phytochrome system

Acts as a biological light switch. It

monitors the level, intensity, duration, and color
of environmental light. The effect of red light is
reversible by immediately shining far-red light,
which converts the chromoprotein to the inactive
Pr form. 
INFLUENCE OF PHOTOPERIOD ON
FLOWERING
Lighting for Photosynthesis
Quebec, Canada
LIGHTING FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS
AUTOMATION OF SHADING FOR PHOTOPERIOD CONTROL
BERGEN’S GREENHOUSE, DETROIT LAKES, MN
“BLACK-CLOTHING” TO SHORTEN DAY LENGTH
Black cloth canvas is used to cover plants during short-day treatment
TECHNOLOGY USED

• Colour nets is an agro-technological concept,

which aims combining physical protection with
different filtration of solar radiation, promoting
desired physiological response.
CHANGE IN MICROENVIRONMENT UNDER DIFFERENT
COLOR SHADE NETS AND ITS IMPACT ON YIELD OF
SPINACH (SPINACIA OLERACEA L.)
CHANGE IN MICROENVIRONMENT UNDER DIFFERENT
COLOR SHADE NETS AND ITS IMPACT ON YIELD OF
SPINACH (SPINACIA OLERACEA L.)

• Percentage reflectance as well as value of different spectral indices

such as normalized difference vegetation index and ratio
vegetation index was found to be more in green followed by red,
black, white and control.
• The air temperatures, soil temperature at different depth, canopy
temperature, light intensity, radiation were found to be lower
under different colour shade as compared to the corresponding
value under control.
LIVESTOCKS
RADIATION IN A MICROCLIMATE

• Solar Radiation can influence the behavior

and physiology of animals.
TECHNOLOGY USED
• A type of shade that influences the microclimate
created under the shadow cast.
• Shade that creates a shadow cast about 25%
• Shade that creates a shadow-cast about 50%
• Shade that creates a shadow-cast about 99%
EFFECT OF SOLAR RADIATION ON DAIRY CATTLE
BEHAVIOR, USE OF SHADE AND BODY TEMPERATURE
IN A PASTURE-BASED SYSTEM
• Cows preferred to use the shade that provided more protection
from solar radiation.
• Coat colour influenced the behavioral response to treatments
• Patterns of shade use differed with coat colour.
• Black cows may have visited the shade more often, but stayed for a
shorter period of time than white cows.
• Cows with predominantly white coats may be more motivated to
seek shade than their darker counterparts.
EFFECT OF SOLAR RADIATION ON DAIRY CATTLE
BEHAVIOUR, USE OF SHADE AND BODY TEMPERATURE
IN A PASTURE-BASED SYSTEM
REFERENCES:
• Anonymous. (n.d). The Visible Spectrum. Retrieved from:
https://www.britannica.com/science/color/the-visible-sprectrum.
• Rekma, K., Et. al. (2014, June). Study on change in microenvironment under different color shade nets
and its impact on yield of spinach. (Spinacia oleracea L.,). Journal of Agrometeorology.
• Tucker, C. Et.al. (2007). Effect of Solar Radiation on Dairy Cattle Behaviour, use of shade and body
temperature in a pasture-based system. Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis,
USA. Retrieved from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159107001037