An expanse of colored lights could help plants grow better and limit the use of pesticides.

The Grow agricultural-artistic project, conceived by Daan Roosegaarde in the Netherlands, is based on scientific studies that analyze the effects of LEDs on crops and in particular of blue, red and ultraviolet light.
The result is an undulating abstract painting spread over a 20,000 square meter field planted with leeks in Lelystad, the Netherlands.
The installation conceived by the founder of Studio Roosegaarde, first of all, a tribute to agriculture and the strength of those who work in the fields.
But it also explores the possibility of using LEDs in crops to improve their yield in a natural way.
This is confirmed by Jason Wargent, doctor and scientific director of BioLumic, a company that deals with plant photobiology.
The fascinating and research-backed Grow project, which shows how specific combinations of light can increase plant growth and reduce pesticide use by up to 50%.
In short, in addition to filling the eyes of the beholder with beauty, the luminous field could also help the environment.
Solar batteries are used to power the lights and the LEDs are set to avoid light pollution.
** Grow the dream landscape that shows the beauty of light and sustainability, comments Daan Roosegaarde.
Not as a utopia, but as a protopia, improving step by step.
An expanse of colored lights could help plants grow better and limit the use of pesticides.
The Grow agricultural-artistic project, conceived by Daan Roosegaarde in the Netherlands, is based on scientific studies that analyze the effects of LEDs on crops and in particular of blue, red and ultraviolet light.
The result is an undulating abstract painting spread over a 20,000 square meter field planted with leeks in Lelystad, the Netherlands.
The installation conceived by the founder of Studio Roosegaarde, first of all, a tribute to agriculture and the strength of those who work in the fields.
But it also explores the possibility of using LEDs in crops to improve their yield in a natural way.
This is confirmed by Jason Wargent, doctor and scientific director of BioLumic, a company that deals with plant photobiology.
The fascinating and research-backed Grow project, which shows how specific combinations of light can increase plant growth and reduce pesticide use by up to 50%.
In short, in addition to filling the eyes of the beholder with beauty, the bright field could also help the environment.
Solar batteries are used to power the lights and the LEDs are set to avoid light pollution.
Grow the dream landscape that shows the beauty of light and sustainability, comments Daan Roosegaarde.
Not as a utopia, but as a protopia, improving step by step (photo: Studio Roosegaarde)
(Photo: Studio Roosegaarde)
(Photo: Studio Roosegaarde)
(Photo: Studio Roosegaarde)
(Photo: Studio Roosegaarde)

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