Re:Japanese firm to open world’s first robot-run farm
by _puk on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @04:42PM
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There was a halfway decent (if simplified) segment on Countryfile [0] about the use of PhytoLux LEDs in the UK.
They've been working with Bristol Uni to investigate the effect of various colours and wavelengths on plant growth (Something Gigaom, linked, is only just experimenting with); they claim energy efficiency [1] as just one advantage when using vertical farming methods.
They've been working with Bristol Uni to investigate the effect of various colours and wavelengths on plant growth (Something Gigaom, linked, is only just experimenting with); they claim energy efficiency [1] as just one advantage when using vertical farming methods.
0: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06z9ph6/countryfile-no...
1: http://resources.phytolux.com/images/phytolux/newsletters/Pr...