In order to meet consumers’ demand for local production of fresh tomatoes, in the anti-season, tomatoes are usually planted on Greenhouse farms by taking advantage of extra LED lighting equipment.
And the farmers began to pay attention on the advantages of LED lights, hopping LED lights can replace the HPS in Greenhouse. A newly research provided some information about the feasibility of applying LED lights in Greenhouse.
“Michael Dzakovich、Celina Gómez and Cary Mitchell issued correlational LED lighting research results on Hort Science. They pointed out that LED lighting will replace HPS Gradually. They indicated: “ people are curious about the smell and taste of tomatoes in greenhouse.”
Researchers expressed that the research results have important significance to the farmers who want to lead LED lamps in the greenhouse. “Since they have no negative effects on tomatoes, LED lamps is the best replacement of HPS in the greenhouse.”