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(London.CityRegions.com, July 02, 2013 ) London, UK -- New research finds that growing tomatoes under artificial lighting can bring additional benefits to the crop. LED grow-light manufacturer Valoya announced the new research findings, which were conducted at PlantResearch in the Netherlands.
The additional benefits were attributed to solid-state lighting (SSL) technology, which found that pollinator bumble bees are very active under this type of lighting. The bees are necessary to grow crops such as strawberries and tomatoes.
In the past, the bees have been studied under high-pressure sodium (HPS) sources, but were found to only be active when some level of natural light was present. Researchers have repeatedly demonstrated the advantages of LED over HPS. One example came from researchers who matched LED light color to the peaks in plant photosynthesis activity, which increased crop production.
LED light and bees
This new study focused on LED light’s effects on bee activity. Greenhouses rely on artificial lighting as a result of short outdoor growing seasons and a lack of natural light during the winter. However, the crops still need bees.
During the study, two immediate advantages came from the addition of LED lighting. First, when the LED lighting was turned on, bees in the hive immediately became active despite the lack of natural light. This was caught on tape with high-speed cameras.
When using HPS, the bees stayed in the hive until there was some natural light - four hours after the artificial light had been turned on. Furthermore, the HPS lights produce heat, which can kill bees that accidentally run into the fixtures.
The CEO of Valoya, Lars Aikala, explained that the company is exploring the impact of its lights on both invited and uninvited insects. From other research, the company knows that a lower rate of production occurs among aphids under LED lights compared to red-blue LEDs and HPS.
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