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  • Electrical lighting technologies including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), high-pressure sodium lamps, plasma, induction lighting, etc.

  • Manipulation of sunlight through the use of coverings or glazing technologies

  • Plant photosynthesis, photoperiodism, and photomorphogenesis

  • The interaction of light with hormones, plant signaling, and other environmental parameters on plant growth and development of horticultural crops

  • The commercial production of food and ornamental crops using sole-source or supplemental lighting

  • Measurement, efficiency, spectral distribution, and economics of lighting

  • Lighting in greenhouses, growth chambers, plant factories, and vertical farms

  • Impacts and interactions of light on pests and diseases

  • Physiological responses of horticultural crops to lighting

  • Lighting for specialized applications such as plant-made pharmaceuticals and vaccines, and foods with enhanced human health benefits

  • Opportunities and constraints with future lighting technologies

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    May 22

    2016

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    May 26

    2016

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