Optimizing illumination in the greenhouse using a 3D model of tomato and a ray tracer

Reduction of energy use for assimilation lighting is one of the most urgent goals of current greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands. In recent years numerous lighting systems have been tested in greenhouses, yet their efficiency has been very difficult to measure in practice. This simulation stu...

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Main Authors: Pieter Huibert Bram De Visser, Gerie evan der Heijden, Gerhard eBuck-Sorlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00048/full