THE IMPACT OF LED LIGHTING ON THE AGRO-BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LETTUCE AND BASIL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/naturaljournal.11.2025.17Keywords:
spectrum, effect, intensity, lighting, lettus, basilAbstract
Global trends in vegetable growing are steadily moving towards the wider adoption of modernand energy-efficient technologies in vegetable production. Over the past 5 years, modern lighting systems have become increasingly available to Ukrainian vegetable growers and enthusiasts who are trying their hand at growing vegetables year-round. Also, Ukraine is starting to develop its own designersand manufacturers of LED lighting for plants that are not inferior in performance to foreign models,and can be much cheaper. The main purpose of this article is to analyse the foreign experience of using LED lighting and its impact on the growth and development of green vegetable crops. This article aims to shed light on the use of LED lighting in greenhouse cultivation of green vegetables, and especially on the prospects for using LED lighting in vertical farms and plant factories.The article presents the results of the study of scientific papers and articles by foreign scientists related to the impact of LED lighting on the growth and development of green vegetable crops. The article focuses on the impact of LED lighting on the economic and biological indicators of green crops when grown in controlled indoor conditions. The article also describes under what conditions and with what combinations of lighting it is possible to achieve the indicators of finished products required for production, which can ultimately be used for various purposes. For example, a combination of different percentage ratios of spectra can help to increase the biomass of a plant and vice versa, reducethe weight of biomass and increase its generative capacity. All of this may indicate the importanceand relevance of such research in Ukraine and the world.
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