Adjustable Light Source for Photo-Phyto Related Research and Young Plant Production

A flexible light source, entitled LEDSet, was developed suitable for the research on photobiological responses of plantlets in vitro and for the young plant production. The device allows the light intensity, light quality, duty ratio (0~100%) and frequency (0~5 kHz) to be controlled. The components...

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Published inApplied engineering in agriculture Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 601 - 608
Main Authors Jao, R.C, Fang, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2003
Subjects
emissions
energy
light intensity
light quality
Phalaenopsis
photosynthesis
plantlets
potatoes
Solanum tuberosum
tissue culture
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Summary:A flexible light source, entitled LEDSet, was developed suitable for the research on photobiological responses of plantlets in vitro and for the young plant production. The device allows the light intensity, light quality, duty ratio (0~100%) and frequency (0~5 kHz) to be controlled. The components of the device include super-bright light-emitting diodes (LEDs), mounting fixture, and driver. The LEDs are commercially available with peak emissions in the red (645 +/- 20 nm) and blue (460 +/- 20 nm) bands. In each LEDSet, there are four blue and nine red LEDs installed. This device can provide downward or sideward light source depends on the installation and 120 μmol-m -2 ·s -1 mean light intensity at a 10-cm distance when given 20 mA forward working current to each light-emitting diode of LEDSet. Experiments on the growth of Phalaenopsis (Phal. White Dream x Enshyu) and potato (Solanum tuberosum L. 'Kennebec') tissue culture plantlets were conducted using the device developed to demonstrate its applications on both production and research on photosynthesis and energy savings.
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ISSN:0883-8542
1943-7838
DOI:10.13031/2013.15317