Showa electrician develops a LED illumination method to increase the yield of plant plants

Showa electrician announced that, through the joint study with Yamaguchi University, established a new method for the use of LED plant plant cultivation. According to reports, the use of Showa electronics manufacturing LED elements to implement the most suitable for plant growth of the irradiation method, is expected to shorten the supply cycle and increase production.

Because the light emitting wavelength range of the LED illumination is narrower than the other light sources, the wavelength of the light can be selectively irradiated for the light reaction of the plant so as to effectively cultivate the plant. Compared with fluorescent lamp, LED light source has many advantages, it can not only reduce the power consumption to about 1/3, but also get high light quantity without the influence of heat. However, the problem is that the initial investment is greater than the fluorescent lamp, in order to fully introduce commercial facilities, the need to shorten the payback period.

Faculty of agriculture, Yamaguchi University, the implementation of justice and Showa electrician developed the most suitable for plant growth LED irradiation method - Shigyo method". In the past, the new method was combined with the growth of plants, and the ratio of red to blue was used to achieve the best irradiation wavelength. The experiment results show that the yield of leafy vegetables is 3 times higher than that of LED with ordinary fluorescent lamp and fixed red blue ratio. This will help to shorten the payback period of LED plant. In addition, the Shigyo method is also very effective for algae culture, and is expected to be applied to the production of useful substances and bio fuels in algae.

Showa electrician, with the help of Yamaguchi University, will begin to provide commercial facilities and lighting manufacturers Shigyo technology licensing, and sales of LED lighting based Showa electrician cultivation equipment and peripheral products. The goal of the first year is to popularize the Japanese domestic commercial facilities, the future is intended to provide technical assistance to large overseas facilities, to promote the fuel industry and biomass joint ventures.