An Automatic Control System of Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density for LED- Low light Irradiation Storage of Green Plants

Contents
Introduction Light & Plant growth Why artificial light? Benefits of LED LED LLI storage system under automatic PPFD control Storage experiment Results & Discussions Inference

LIGHT AND PLANT GROWTH

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sunlight is the cheapest source available, but for horticulture it is not always available in sufficient quantities. Use of artificial light has become very common in order to increase production and quality The only part of the global radiation spectrum which can be used by a plant for its photosynthesis is between 400-700 nm, this is called the PAR-light Photosynthesis is a photochemical process. Light energyis used to form sugars from carbon dioxide gas (CO2and water, which are taken up by leaves and roots). Plants have a completely different sensitivity to light colors than the human eye

LED LLI STORAGE SYSTEM UNDER AUTOMATIC PPFD CONTROL

Light irradiation during storage has been shown to prolong storability. A light intensity at which photosynthetic rate is maintained at zero is needed for suppressin changes in dry weight and preserving quality in seedlings Light compensation point determined by measuring the CO2 exchange rate of plants at the storage temperature under different PPFDS. Green plants acclimatize to low light conditions in a few days leading to gradual reduction in the light compensation point. LED LLI storage system capable of irradiating red light only /re and blue mixed light PPFD is xontrolled automatically by a PID controller PID controller maintains the CO2 exchange rate at zero.