NLB Annual Lighting Forum Focuses on Horticultural Lighting
The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) recently held a panel discussion on horticultural lighting and the relationship plants have with light as part of the NLB Annual Lighting Forum. Moderated by Executive Director Randy Reid, the discussion featured John Arthur Wilson, Lighting Design Lab; Corrine Wilder, Fluence Bioengineering; and Leora Radetsky, DesignLights Consortium.
The online forum started off with a question: Do plants have feelings? The experts proceeded to detail their differing perspectives and opinions on what counts as feelings regarding plants, but they all agreed that as living organisms, plants do react to the environment around them. This conversation lead to a discussion on why horticultural lighting is important and needs to be focused on as its own lighting category in order to provide the best solutions for cultivators.
In addition, the experts discussed the challenges, such as lack of objective information, that horticultural lighting faces and the benefits of LED lighting, which include the ability to fine-tune the spectrum of light to a plant’s ideal level.
For more information, view the full discussion below or read the original release from the NLB.
