{"id":796,"date":"2016-09-19T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lumileds.com\/newhorticulture\/technology-2\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T18:52:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:52:51","slug":"technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lumileds.com\/horticulture\/technology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science Behind LUXEON SunPlus Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_style=”leader-text”]Humans and plants care about different wavelengths of the light spectrum. While human vision has evolved to be more sensitive to green light, plants absorb blue and red and reflect most of the green light (hence their green appearance). Therefore, lumens, which is the typical unit of light that is used for LED illumination, is not useful for plants. For growth and vital activities, plants need Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF).<\/p>\n

The rate of photosynthesis is determined by the amount of photons between the Photosynthetic Active Region (PAR), from 400nm to 700nm. This growth light is called Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF) and it is measured in \u00b5mol\/s. The efficiency of the light source for plant growth is measured in \u00b5mol\/J.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_bottom=”0″][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1474213564276{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

LUXEON SunPlus Series provides all generated photons in the right wavelengths of the absorptions peaks<\/span><\/h5>[vc_raw_html css=”.vc_custom_1630090367915{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text el_class=”captionTarget” css=”.vc_custom_1474300101134{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 1rem !important;padding-right: 2rem !important;padding-bottom: .2rem !important;padding-left: 2rem !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;border-left-color: #cccccc !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #cccccc !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #cccccc !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #cccccc !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]Photosynthesis in plants depend on absorbing light energy in specific wavelengths.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ el_class=”toggleColumn”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1474301963547{padding-top: .2rem !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Toggle the buttons below to compare the spectra offered by different sources of light.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LUXEON SunPlus LEDs<\/h5>\n

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LUXEON SunPlus 20<\/span><\/a><\/div>
LUXEON SunPlus 35<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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Other Lighting Solutions<\/h5>\n

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High Pressure Sodium<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Metal Halide<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Fluorescent<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1474329355014{border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-left: 1rem !important;border-left-color: #4bacc6 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n
Chlorophyll-a<\/h6>\n

Absorption peaks at 430nm and 662nm<\/strong>
\nChlorophyll-a is the primary pigment for photosynthesis in plants. It exhibits a grass-green visual color. It occurs in all photosynthetic organisms except photosynthetic bacteria.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1474329654959{border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-left: 1rem !important;border-left-color: #11b55c !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Chlorophyll-b<\/h6>\n

Absorption peaks at 453nm and 642nm<\/strong>
\nThere is usually about half as much cholorphyll-b as the -a variety in plants. Exhibits a blue-green visual color. It occurs in all plants, green algae and some prokaryotes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1474330170420{border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-left: 1rem !important;border-left-color: #f79b4f !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Carotenoids (a\/-Carotene, Lycopene, Xanthophyll)<\/span><\/h6>\n

Absorption is strong between 420nm and 485nm<\/strong>
\nCarotenes are strongly colored red-orange pigments abundant in plants, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Xanthophylls are the typical yellow pigments of leaves. Carotenoids contribute to photosynthesis and protects from excessive light damage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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