LED lights module enables CEA experimentation
Vertical farms in the industry commonly use blue and red lights for indoor growing – the common wisdom is that green reflects the rest of the light spectra.
“What I’ve been looking at is how we can build upon the narrowband red and blue LED’s that are commonly seen in the industry and seeing if there’s value in adding other wavebands such as green lights and far-red lights.”
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