Scientific Publications

Seeds of Industry Sustainability: Consumer Attitudes towards Indoor Agriculture Benefits versus Its Advanced Technology

January 2023

Joseph Seong, Simone Valle de Souza and H. Christopher Peterson

Regulation of the Photon Spectrum on Growth and Nutritional Attributes of Baby-Leaf Lettuce at Harvest and during Postharvest Storage

March 2021

Viktorija Vaštakaite-Kairiene, Nathan Kelly, and Erik S. Runkle

Red to Blue Light Ratio and Iron Nutrition Influence Growth, Metabolic Response, and Mineral Nutrients of Spinach Grown Indoors

October 2022

Viktorija Vaštakaite-Kairiene, Aušra Brazaityte, Jurga Miliauskiene, and Erik S. Runkle

Blue Photons from Broad-Spectrum LEDs Control Growth, Morphology, and Coloration of Indoor Hydroponic Red-Leaf Lettuce

March 2023

Qingwu Meng and Erik Runkle

End-of-production Ultraviolet A and Blue Light Similarly Increase Lettuce Coloration and Phytochemical Concentrations

May 2023

Nathan Kelly and Erik Runkle

Close-canopy Lighting, an Effective Energy-saving Strategy for Overhead Sole-source LED Lighting in Indoor Farming

July 2023

Fatemeh Sheibani, Mike Bourget, Robert C. Morrow and Cary A. Mitchell

Influence of Day and Night Temperature and Radiation Intensity on Growth, Quality, and Economics of Indoor Green Butterhead and Red Oakleaf Lettuce Production

Hydroponic Basil Production: Temperature Influences Volatile Organic Compound Profile, but not Overall Consumer Preference

High Nutrient Concentrations of Hydroponic Solution Can Improve Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown in Acidic Nutrient Solution

Modeling growth and development of hydroponically grown dill, parsley, and watercress in response to photosynthetic daily light integral and mean daily temperature

Leveraging Controlled-Environment Agriculture to Increase Key Basil Terpenoid and Phenylpropanoid Concentrations: The Effects of Radiation Intensity and CO₂ Concentration on Consumer Preference

Spectral Manipulations to Elicit Desired Quality Attributes of Herbaceous Specialty Crops

Growth Responses of Red-Leaf Lettuce to Temporal Spectral Changes

Effects of Low pH of Hydroponic Nutrient Solution on Plant Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Root Rot Disease Incidence of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Spectral Quality of Light Can Affect Energy Consumption and Energy-use Efficiency of Electrical Lighting in Indoor Lettuce Farming

Historical, Current, and Future Perspectives for Controlled Environment Hydroponic Food Crop Production in the United States

Blue Radiation Interacts with Green Radiation to Influence Growth and Predominantly Controls Quality Attributes of Lettuce

Controlled Environment Food Production for Urban Agriculture

Optimizing Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Daily Light Integral Combination in a Multi-level Electrically Lighted Lettuce Production System