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New CEA Research Programs in US

Join us at the young CEA professors' roundtable! During this conversation, followed by a Q&A section, you will have the opportunity to meet 6 young professors and learn more about their CEA research programs. Presented by: Dr. Kellie Walters (University of Tennessee) Dr. Qingwu Meng (University of Delaware) Dr. Yujing Park (Arizona State University) Dr. […]

Cultivate 2021

Location: Columbus, Ohio   AmericanHort will host Cultivate’21—the premier event for the entire horticulture industry—at the Greater Columbus Convention Center July 10-13, 2021. Cultivate is known to attract more than 10,000 industry professionals and visitors from all 50 states and over 30 countries.   Website here. Registration here.

Webinar: Optimizing Resource Use Efficiency in CEA System

Webinar presented by Murat Kacira from the University of Arizona An important factor affecting the profitability of vertical farming is a grower’s ability to consistently deliver a predictable product. To achieve this, growers must create an environment that supplies all the crop’s needs over its entire growth cycle by identifying and co-optimizing environmental variables such […]

ASHS Conference

Location: Denver Colorado   The American Society for Horticultural Science is holding their annual national conference in August as a hybrid virtual/in-person event. Each registrant may choose their participation. Two PhD students from Cornell will be presenting on lighting research.   Website is here. Registration is here.  

Webinar: Extended photosynthetically active radiation (ePAR): Evidence for the photosynthetic activity of far-red photons

The photosynthetic activity of far-red photons was discovered 70 years ago, but has largely been ignored since then. Recent research has drawn new attention to the importance of far-red photons. This short presentation will cover the history of research on photosynthetic responses to light spectrum, recent work on the importance of far-red photons, and a […]