LED light helps double vitamin C in tomatoes
date:May 09, 2013
Exposing tomatoes to extra light from LED lamps during the growing process boosts the fruits nutritional value by nearly doubling the amount of vitamin C, according to new research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in collaboration with Philips. The partnership will be continued in a joint facility for research into the application of LED lamps in horticulture (IDC LED) that will open May 16 in Bleiswijk.

Scientists at Wageningen UR studied several tomato varieties and various intensitie
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