Winter 2025 Product Update
We are excited to announce a major product update with several enhancements to help you manage your plant lighting strategy. The Plant Light Advisor is a data-driven tool designed to help you optimise your greenhouse lighting strategy which is now shown in our new All-In-One tile view. Leveraging our proprietary in-depth plant data, the Plant Light Advisor identifies the optimal plant efficiency and LED light output to maintain plant health and productivity—while managing energy costs and return on investment.
Key Benefits:
Actionable Lighting Recommendations:
Determine the most efficient LED light level for efficiency plant growth and the maximum natural light level before shading becomes necessary.
Energy Cost Savings:
Avoid wasting resources on excessive lighting by targeting the precise point at which plants benefit most, reducing unnecessary power consumption.
Healthier Plants, Higher Yields:
Manage light saturation to achieve vibrant growth whilst protecting your crops from light-induced stress or damage.
How It Works:
Our algorithm analyses plant light-use efficiency data to identify two crucial points in each crop’s response:
Light Saturation: The threshold where up to this point 1% more light gives roughly 1% more yield but any added light provides diminishing returns.
Photoinhibition: The point where plants can no longer safely dissipate light energy, risking damage if exposure increases.
Practical Applications:
LED Lighting Strategy: Adjust supplemental lighting to ensure your crops receive the most beneficial Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) levels, enhancing plant growth and yield.
Shading Strategy: Set shading parameters to shield plants before harmful light levels are reached, preserving plant integrity without limiting necessary growth.
Outcomes You Can Expect:
Better ROI on LED Investments: Make informed decisions on lighting equipment and utilization, ensuring every watt you pay for goes to productive plant growth.
More predictable outputs: Maintaining the plants at a consistent and beneficial efficiency level will create an improvement in crop health and reliable amount of photosynthesis for growth.
Energy Efficiency & Sustainability: Reduce energy waste and operational costs, contributing to more sustainable growing practices.
By integrating the Plant Light Advisor into your greenhouse environment, you’ll be equipped to make smarter, data-backed decisions—resulting in healthier plants, optimized energy use, and better returns on your lighting investments.
All-in-One Tile View
The newly designed interface provides a comprehensive overview of your farm's performance, featuring:
Real-time plant health monitor
Light efficiency indicator with optimal/minimum levels
Productivity metrics at the leaf level for tracking growth
Assimilate balance for maintaining source-sink relationship