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Tomato Yield Not Affected by LED-Lit Greenhouses

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 6, 2013 — LED-equipped greenhouses can grow the same number of off-season tomatoes as those outfitted with traditional lighting, but using a lot less energy, a new Purdue University study finds. The average tomato is shipped about 1500 miles from a warmer climate, where it’s grown, to a cooler climate that cannot produce the fruit cost-effectively in the winter, said horticulture professor Cary Mitchell. Not only do those trips cost a lot and increase the industry’s carbon footprint, but the fruit is also less flavorful because it is picked green to ripen during shipping. Cary...Read full article

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    Published: May 2013
    agricultureAmericascarbon footprintCary MitchellCelina GomezConsumerenergygreen photonicsgreenhouseIndianaLEDsLight SourcesphotosynthesisPurdue UniversityResearch & Technologysodium lampstomato

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