Enhancing plant growth using LED light

Enabling Molecular Plant Research For The Dr. Uhrig Lab At The University of Alberta

Located at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, the lab's team of dedicated researchers led by Dr. R. Glen Uhrig are working around the clock to unlock the mystery surrounding signalling events that control plant growth and development.

They have a climate controlled plant grow chamber from Conviron outfitted with lighting technology from G2V to conduct their research and answer some of the world's most important questions surrounding plant growth.

Desire to mimic solar conditions…

When the Uhrig Lab partnered with G2V Optics in November 2018, they were using standard high output fluorescent lights in their growth chambers.

Fluorescent lighting has been the standard for controlled environment plant research for many years, however the Uhrig Lab wanted to program the spectra and closely match solar conditions.

Enter programmable full-spectrum LED grow lights….

Enter G2V's ground-breaking, programmable Perihelion commercial-grade grow lights that give users like Dr. Uhrig and his team the power and ability to create infinite light recipe variations for their research.

G2V precisely engineered lights can do everything from replicate a sunset in August at the Equator to a sunrise in January at the North Pole — and everything in between.

Beyond mimicking different natural seasons and geographic locations around the world, the lights can tell plants to grow bigger, faster and even more nutritious.

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Source: Agritech Tomorrow