For research, plants are frequently grown under stable lighting, which does not reflect natural conditions. In a series of experiments with changing light conditions, simulating the natural interplay ...

The integration of advanced lighting technologies has fundamentally transformed our understanding of plant growth under controlled environments. The effects of light quality—defined by its spectral ...

Light plays a fundamental role in the growth and development of plants. It serves as an essential energy source for photosynthesis and also influences various physiological processes, including seed ...

Plants lengthen and bend to secure access to sunlight. Despite observing this phenomenon for centuries, scientists do not fully understand it. Now, scientists have discovered that two plant factors -- ...

It’s well known that plants have a fine-tuned ability to sense changes in the season by how much daylight they’re exposed to, yet scientists observed more than a century ago that plants sometimes grow ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University study shows that targeting plants with red and blue LEDs provides energy-efficient lighting in contained environments, a finding that could advance the ...

Winter often feels like a challenging time for gardeners, with the sun barely climbing above the horizon and daylight hours dwindling rapidly. I remember the first winter I tried to keep my indoor ...

From mushrooms that cast a soft green glow to plankton that glimmers sparkling blue, glowing plants are nothing new to nature. Now, scientists are bringing that light to houseplants. Reporting in the ...