2020-06-08

Study Finds High Power LED Lighting Exposure Before Harvest Can Enhance Nutrition of Lettuce

Vertical farming company Kalera from Florida, USA, has teamed up with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to conduct a study focusing on the effect of LED lighting by the end-of-production period. The results showed that by exposing lettuce to LED lighting before harvest, the nutritive value would increase. The new study, “Effect of End-of-Production High-Energy Radiation on Nutritional Quality of Indoor-Grown Red-Leaf Lettuce,” was published in HortScience on June 1, 2020. The research found that by using ...
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France-based car maker Peugeot unveiled a new concept car, the Peugeot RCZ Vision, building on the company's 2009-2015 RCZ coupe - with a host of new technologies. The RCZ Vision, build on Stellantis' STLA One architecture, is an ele... READ MORE

The transition from halogen to LED technology is becoming even easier: ams OSRAM expands its portfolio of ECE-approved LED retrofit lamps with the NIGHT BREAKER LED SPEED ECE H8, HB4 and H16. The new lamps expand the options for retrofitting t... READ MORE