Author's: Mehwish Sattar

Published Online: 20240527

Sole-source lighting is a term used to describe the delivery of light to plants that do not also receive light from the sun. In other words, electric lighting is delivered indoors and provides the sole source of light for plant growth and development. This is distinguished from the two other major types of plant lighting:
Photoperiodic lighting — delivered during the night to regulate flowering of day length-sensitive plants.
Supplemental lighting — delivered in greenhouses during light-limiting conditions to increase crop growth.

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