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Tuning in to fluorescence to farm smarter: Monitoring plant light use saves indoor farm energy costs

  • February 23, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Tuning in to fluorescence to farm smarter: Monitoring plant light use saves indoor farm energy costs
Plant owners with a so-called green thumb often seem to have a more finely tuned sense of what their plants need than the rest of us. A new "smart lighting" system for indoor vertical farms grants this ability on a facility-wide scale, responsively meeting plants' needs while reducing energy inefficiencies, clearing a path for indoor farms as an energy-efficient food security strategy.

Originally published at Phys.org

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