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growing vegetables under different light
If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light,
will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) |
growing vegetables under different light
"Beladi Nasralla" wrote in message oups.com... If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light, will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) What would happen to you if you only saw blue light all your life? How would things be different? Would your poop still smell bad? Just wandering...... |
growing vegetables under different light
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:40:58 -0700, Beladi Nasralla
wrote: If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light, will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) Most plants require red and blue light for proper growth. Plants grown exclusively under green light would probably die, which would affect the taste. |
growing vegetables under different light
"Beladi Nasralla" wrote in message oups.com... If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light, will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) I actually did an experiment on this back in high school. I tried to grow green beans using red light and blue light. I didn't get any actual beans. They need a mix of light to produce. |
growing vegetables under different light
Beladi Nasralla wrote:
If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light, will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) Not quite what you want but mentions tomato's taste effected by light: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8544cover.html Frank |
growing vegetables under different light
I actually did an experiment on this back in high school. I tried to grow green beans using red light and blue light. I didn't get any actual beans. They need a mix of light to produce. Baladi might try using tinted bulbs of different wattage to create two distinct mixed spectra and see what happens growth and taste. |
growing vegetables under different light
On Nov 4, 2:14 am, Frank frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote:
Beladi Nasralla wrote: If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light, will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) Not quite what you want but mentions tomato's taste effected by light:http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8544cover.html Thanks everyone who answered. The question is still open. |
growing vegetables under different light
On Nov 9, 7:56 am, Beladi Nasralla wrote:
On Nov 4, 2:14 am, Frank frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote: Beladi Nasralla wrote: If the vegetables are growing illuminated exclusively by blue light, will they be different in taste from the vegetables which are growing illuminated by, say, exclusively green light ? What would be the taste ? (I presume that the chlorofylle in the plants needs to be illuminated by the light of a certain wavelength or above, in order for the chemical reaction of photosynthesis to take place. This will probably result in different taste molecules been formed. That's all I know...) Not quite what you want but mentions tomato's taste effected by light:http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8544cover.html Thanks everyone who answered. The question is still open. Photosynthetic processes are very wavelength-dependent. Also involved is the amount of time between bouts of photochemically-triggered reactions that is available to do the 'bookkeeping' of flushing away byproducts to keep their concentrations below dangerous levels and replenishing the raw materials needed for the photosynthesis. Here is just a glimpse at the complexity of the situation: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/...BioBookPS.html As to "taste", well, how educated is your palate? Tom Davidson Richmond, VA |
growing vegetables under different light
In article .com, tadchem wrote: Photosynthetic processes are very wavelength-dependent. Also involved is the amount of time between bouts of photochemically-triggered reactions that is available to do the 'bookkeeping' of flushing away byproducts to keep their concentrations below dangerous levels and replenishing the raw materials needed for the photosynthesis. Don't, uh, indoor farmers of recreational pharmaceuticals keep their crops illuminated 24/7? -- Please reply to: | "When you are dealing with secretive regimes pciszek at panix dot com | that want to deceive, you're never going to Autoreply is disabled | be able to be positive." -Condoleezza Rice |
growing vegetables under different light
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