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Growing plants in darkness: The promise of electro-ag in VF
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Vertical farming is undergoing a "dark" revolution.  Imagine a vertical farm where plants thrive not under the purple glow of LEDs but in complete darkness. This is the essence of Electro-Ag—a system where crops are nourished not by photons but by little more than air, water, and electricity.

What is Electro-Ag? 

Plants naturally use light to convert CO₂ into sugars for growth. Electro-Ag takes a different approach—CO₂ is converted into acetate using renewable energy, which plants can use directly to grow without light Crandall et al. 2024; Hann et al. 2022.

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