Gumi City, possibility confirmed for improving productivity of multi-stage strawberry cultivation with LED supplementary lighting

Through empirical research, Gumi City has confirmed the potential for improving productivity in multi-layer strawberry cultivation with LED supplementary lighting. Recently, the Gumi Agricultural Technology Center announced the results of the "Test Research on Changes in Strawberry Growth According to LED Light Source and Installation Conditions" conducted in a smart testbed house last year. According to the Gumi Agricultural Technology Center, this test research was an empirical study aimed at improving the lack of sunlight in the lower bed, a structural limitation of multi-layer (two-layer) strawberry cultivation, and it is significant in that it analyzed the possibility of applying it to actual farms. While multi-layer strawberry cultivation has the advantage of increasing production on the same area, it has the disadvantage that the lower layer does not receive enough natural light, leading to reduced growth and quality. To address this, the research team illuminated the lower ...