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Review

An Overview on the Use of Artificial Lighting for Sustainable Lettuce and Microgreens Production in an Indoor Vertical Farming System

by
Noémi Budavári
,
Zoltán Pék
,
Lajos Helyes
,
Sándor Takács
and
Eszter Nemeskéri
*
Horticulture Institute, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter K. Street, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Horticulturae 2024, 10(9), 938; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090938
Submission received: 25 July 2024 / Revised: 27 August 2024 / Accepted: 29 August 2024 / Published: 2 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
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With the global population projected to reach 8.6 billion by 2050 and urbanization on the rise, sustainable food production in cities becomes imperative. Vertical farming presents a promising solution to meet this challenge by utilizing space-efficient, controlled-environment agriculture techniques. In a vertical farming system, high quality, high nutritional value products can be produced with minimum water consumption, using LEDs as energy-efficient light sources. Microgreens are a new market category of vegetables among sprouts and baby leaf greens. The most critical challenge in their cultivation is the choice of growing medium, lighting, and light spectrum, which affect photosynthesis, plant growth, and yield. This review explores various cultivation methods, including hydroponics, within the context of vertical farming. Using current research, it investigates the effect of LED lighting on the physiological properties and growth of microgreens and baby leaf lettuce, but further research is needed to determine the response of the varieties and the optimal light spectrum ratios to meet their needs.
Keywords: vertical farming; light-emitting diode; Lactuca sativa; microgreens vertical farming; light-emitting diode; Lactuca sativa; microgreens

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Budavári, N.; Pék, Z.; Helyes, L.; Takács, S.; Nemeskéri, E. An Overview on the Use of Artificial Lighting for Sustainable Lettuce and Microgreens Production in an Indoor Vertical Farming System. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 938. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090938

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Budavári N, Pék Z, Helyes L, Takács S, Nemeskéri E. An Overview on the Use of Artificial Lighting for Sustainable Lettuce and Microgreens Production in an Indoor Vertical Farming System. Horticulturae. 2024; 10(9):938. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090938

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Budavári, Noémi, Zoltán Pék, Lajos Helyes, Sándor Takács, and Eszter Nemeskéri. 2024. "An Overview on the Use of Artificial Lighting for Sustainable Lettuce and Microgreens Production in an Indoor Vertical Farming System" Horticulturae 10, no. 9: 938. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090938

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Budavári, N., Pék, Z., Helyes, L., Takács, S., & Nemeskéri, E. (2024). An Overview on the Use of Artificial Lighting for Sustainable Lettuce and Microgreens Production in an Indoor Vertical Farming System. Horticulturae, 10(9), 938. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090938

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