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Far-red spectral energy delivered through a phosphor-converted LED architecture in custom horticultural SSL fixtures has been shown in the lab to deliver increased yield in growing Rouxai red lettuce.
LED-manufacturer Lumileds has released the results of recent horticultural LED lighting research conducted at the Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA) laboratory located at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The research conducted by senior research scientist Tessa Pocock revealed that the SunPlus horticulturally-targeted LEDs, and in particular phosphor-converted components, could deliver benefits in yield and nutritional value relative to mixes of monochromatic RGB (red, green, and blue) LEDs. The work focused on yield of the red lettuce cultivar knows as Rouxai and used a horticultural lighting arrangement similar to what might be found in a vertical farm.
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Lumileds announced the SunPlus family in the fall of 2016 including both phosphor-converted and monochromatic components that span mid- and high-power packages. Among the notable members of the family are the phosphor-converted purple LEDs that are manufactured by using red phosphor on a blue emitter. The lime-green LEDs in the family are also phosphor-converted designs. Lumileds recently added a chip-on-board (COB) purple LED to the SunPlus family. The SunPlus LEDs along with horticulturally-targeted LEDs from Seoul Semiconductor, Osram Opto Semiconductors, and Cree were on display at our recent Horticultural Lighting Conference.
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