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| Photosynthesis
is the process by which plants use light energy to collect carbon
dioxide from the atmoshphere and convert it to chemical energy in
the form of sugar. The products of photosynthesis serve to nourish
the plant and enable it to release free oxygen. Plants use only
the spectrum of light that is visible to the human eye. Although
the light appears white, it is actually a mixture of all the colours
of the rainbow. Pigments, which are the harvesting units of the
plants, absorb certain colours of the spectrum and reflect the rest.
Chlorophyll, the main pigment used in photosynthesis, absorbs light
in the violet and blue wavelengths as well as in the red, leaving
the green colour it reflects, and the plant colour we see. Photosynthesis
can also occur indoors, providing the artificial light source the
plant uses supplies the necessary spectrum and intensity.
Wide specturm fluorescent,
metal halide, and highpressure sodium are the types of lights most
widely used for indoor growning. All of these lights require a ballast
to operate and come in a variety of sizes and wattages's.
Homegrown
provides a wide range of grown lights that provide the necessary
spectrum and intensigy to suit plants' needs.
The Sunmaster
line of Metal Halide Lamps was developed specifically for plant
growth by closely matching the specturm of natural sunlight.
Light
is the most important growth influencing factor!
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