Upcoming Horticultural Lighting Conference Showcases How New LED Lighting Technology is Transforming Horticulture
Upcoming Horticultural Lighting Conference Showcases How New LED Lighting Technology is Transforming Horticulture
May 11, 2018 - Tulsa, OK // PennWell Corporation and LEDs magazine announced that the 3rd annual Horticultural Lighting Conference will be held October 9-10, 2018 at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon. Sold out the last two years, the event will expand to a two-day format this year, allowing for additional opportunities to learn, network and exchange information.
“This is an incredibly exciting time for the horticultural lighting sector,’ said Mr. Philip Smallwood, program chair for the conference. “LED lighting is expected to make a major contribution to meeting the world’s increasing need for local, sustainable food production. Due to the unique properties of LED lighting and major advances in our understanding of plants, exciting possibilities are now available to tune the light to boost yield, customize the plant characteristics and maintain plant health.”
With LED lighting, it is now possible to manipulate the wavelength, pulse duration, and spectral output to modify the structural and chemical characteristics of plants, enabling growers to extract greater yields from crop production. Each species has its own unique light “recipe” which delivers exactly the right light at the right time. Additionally, light can produce suppressive effects on disease-causing viruses, while maintaining plant health and productivity.
“The 2018 conference program will cover a range of topics impacting the advancement and adoption of LED lighting in horticulture such as light and crop fundamentals; understanding LEDs; LED versus traditional grow lighting technology; metrics and methods; how to use tunable LEDs to manipulate crop production; what the research tells us about LEDs; and more,” continued Smallwood.
The conference program is currently under development and will be available soon. For more information, visit www.horticulturallightingconference.com. Special rates are available for growers and students. Space is limited.