Pink light helps broccoli grow
The semi-transparent panels produced broccoli heads as large as conventional ones while delaying maturity by 25 days, researchers said.
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SCIENTISTS tested pink solar panels that generate electricity and let in light for plant growth. Broccoli under the panels grew more slowly but used the available light more efficiently.
Pink Light Helps Broccoli Grow
Image: Silvia Ma Lu The key to helping a nutritious green vegetable grow more efficiently may be the color pink. Magenta-colored solar panels help the broccoli absorb sunlight more efficiently, according to a study published today in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. “The basic concept is quite straightforward,” Silvia Ma Lu, a study co-author […]
Scientists tested pink translucent solar panels while growing broccoli. Plants under them used light 4.5 times more efficiently, although they ripened 25 days longer ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1).
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