Optimal Control of Light Conditions to Maximize Plant Production in Protected Cultivation
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Protected Horticulture, Seedling Production, Vertical farm
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In crop production, light plays a critical role in regulating growth and development. In protected cultivation, the establishment of an optimal light condition is directly correlated with crop yields. A variety of strategies can be employed to assist in the effective management of light conditions throughout the day and season.
This Special Issue incorporates a series of research papers that address the control of the optimal light environment in protected horticulture from a variety of perspectives, with the objective of enhancing crop quantity and quality. Also, it covers following topics: temperature and irrigation control in conjunction with optimal light regulation to minimize crop stress and maximize photosynthesis and growth modeling to account for changes in light intensity.
Prof. Dr. Seung Jae Hwang
Prof. Dr. Yurina Kwack
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crop growth model
- environment control
- light use efficiency (LUE)
- supplemental light
- control of natural light
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