Agroscope
SWITZERLAND - 2020
Agroscope
Swiss federal centre for agricultural research
Study of the influence of LED lighting
on strawberry production
Results
There are exactly 48 LED strawberry plants and 48 CTRL plants.
This gives a total of
21 kg of LED strawberries
14 kg of CTRL strawberries
i.e. 7 kg more LED strawberries over the season
Cumulative LED yield
LED strawberries 447 g/plant
Cumulative CTRL yield
Strawberries 290 g/plant
Yield difference
approximately 50% higher for strawberries under LED.
Improved aromatic quality: 150 significantly different compounds