Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes
High-tech greenhouses and artificial light applications aim to improve food production, in line with one of the sustainable development goals of the UN Agenda 2030, namely, “zero hunger”. In the past, the incandescent lamps have been used for supplementary lighting (SL) at higher latitudes to increa...
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| author | Onofrio Davide Palmitessa Marco Antonio Pantaleo Pietro Santamaria |
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| description | High-tech greenhouses and artificial light applications aim to improve food production, in line with one of the sustainable development goals of the UN Agenda 2030, namely, “zero hunger”. In the past, the incandescent lamps have been used for supplementary lighting (SL) at higher latitudes to increase greenhouse production during the dark season. Light-emitting diodes (LED) have been replacing gas discharge and incandescent lamps, and their development is expanding SL applications in different agricultural scenarios (e.g., urban farming, middle latitudes). In fact, recent research on LED applications in Mediterranean greenhouses have produced encouraging results. Since middle latitudes have a higher daily light integral (DLI) than higher latitudes in the dark season and climate conditions influence the installed power load of greenhouses, LED installation and management in Mediterranean greenhouses should be different and less expensive in terms of investment and energy consumption. Accordingly, the aim of this review is to outline the state of the art in LED applications and development, with a focus on latitude-related requirements. Tomato was used as a representative crop. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bc1fda70d8e45c3bb806a5c981a42d12023-11-21T16:53:01ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-04-0111583510.3390/agronomy11050835Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different LatitudesOnofrio Davide Palmitessa0Marco Antonio Pantaleo1Pietro Santamaria2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Amendola 165/a, 70126 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Amendola 165/a, 70126 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Amendola 165/a, 70126 Bari, ItalyHigh-tech greenhouses and artificial light applications aim to improve food production, in line with one of the sustainable development goals of the UN Agenda 2030, namely, “zero hunger”. In the past, the incandescent lamps have been used for supplementary lighting (SL) at higher latitudes to increase greenhouse production during the dark season. Light-emitting diodes (LED) have been replacing gas discharge and incandescent lamps, and their development is expanding SL applications in different agricultural scenarios (e.g., urban farming, middle latitudes). In fact, recent research on LED applications in Mediterranean greenhouses have produced encouraging results. Since middle latitudes have a higher daily light integral (DLI) than higher latitudes in the dark season and climate conditions influence the installed power load of greenhouses, LED installation and management in Mediterranean greenhouses should be different and less expensive in terms of investment and energy consumption. Accordingly, the aim of this review is to outline the state of the art in LED applications and development, with a focus on latitude-related requirements. Tomato was used as a representative crop.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/5/835daily light integral (DLI)spectral qualityphotosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD)toplightinterlighttomato |
| spellingShingle | Onofrio Davide Palmitessa Marco Antonio Pantaleo Pietro Santamaria Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes Agronomy daily light integral (DLI) spectral quality photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) toplight interlight tomato |
| title | Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes |
| title_full | Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes |
| title_fullStr | Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes |
| title_short | Applications and Development of LEDs as Supplementary Lighting for Tomato at Different Latitudes |
| title_sort | applications and development of leds as supplementary lighting for tomato at different latitudes |
| topic | daily light integral (DLI) spectral quality photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) toplight interlight tomato |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/5/835 |
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