Supplemental lighting is often necessary for year-round greenhouse production of ornamentals and vegetables. However, the cost of providing supplemental light is high. It is therefore important that supplemental light is […]
How Could AI Improve Controlled Environment Agriculture?
Most people are familiar with the term artificial intelligence or AI. Ken Tran, founder of Koidra LLC, said artificial intelligence is a very loosely defined term. In his efforts to [...]
Plant Responses to Integrated Light and CO2 Control
DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE AS A PDF by Neil Mattson, Tim Shelford, Jonathan Allred Light is the driving force for photosynthesis in plants which is why managing daily light integral (DLI) [...]
Horticultural Lighting Systems Energy Savings Calculations Source
The webinar “Horticultural lighting systems energy-savings calculations” was presented by Dr. AJ Both from Rutgers University and Dr. Neil Mattson from Cornell University about Supplemental lighting is a major cost […]
Greenhouse Solar Spectral Measurements Offer Powerful Future Farming Tool
DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE AS A PDF by Elsebeth Kolmos, Rick Neal & Robert Karlicek The question of how the solar spectrum changes over time is important for providing the best [...]
LED Basics Applied to Horticulture Lighting Systems
This webinar will first give a brief overview of LED design and manufacturing, including the different types of LEDs used in horticultural lighting. We will then discuss the state of […]
Can far-red light improve plant growth?
When it comes to using artificial light, especially with LEDs, in controlled environment production, growers are primarily using a combination of red and blue light or white light. “Plants under [...]
Consistent Crops Require Consistent Light
DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE AS A PDF by Tim Shelford, Kale Harbick Melissa Brechner, Louis Albright and Neil Mattson In commercial greenhouse production, the KEY to acquiring and retaining long-term customers [...]
GLASE Provides Analysis of CEA Market Growth to Industry Members
One of the benefits offered by the Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium to its industry members is its Industry Talks series. This series of informal conversations are presented […]
New Research LED Fixture for Plant Growth
DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE AS A PDF by Dr. Robert Karlicek GLASE researchers have developed a specialized LED light fixture for tunable irradiance growth efficiency research (TIGER) designed to examine how [...]
GLASE Uses Outreach Activities to Inform and Educate Growers, Manufacturers and Suppliers
The goal of the Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium is to create a more sustainable and profitable greenhouse industry. The consortium is a partnership between Cornell University in [...]
Growing the World’s Food in Greenhouses
Neil Mattson, School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section, spent his childhood on a farm with flower and vegetable gardens. “If you know how to grow your own food, you’ll […]