Have you ever wondered what is the most efficient way to grow algae? Maybe you are a business developer, setting up a large-scale operation as part of a rapidly growing industry. Or, perhaps you are looking to remove carbon dioxide from combustion gases by bubbling harmful emissions through an algae Read more…
Horticulture lighting research has been conducted on young plants (germination, seedlings, plugs and cuttings) for many years. Michigan State University published a series of articles in Greenhouse Grower (see references below) on bedding plant seedlings. In their research, Drs. Wollaeger and Runkle experimented with different LED wavelengths and compared them Read more…
I met Dr. Kozai at his office located at the Plant Factory Association on a cold afternoon in early February. The term Plant Factory was coined by Japan and refers to any indoor plant-growing system. “Natural Lighting Plant Factories” are greenhouses, “Artificial Lighting Plant Factories” are what we refer to Read more…