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Handbook: E Lighting

This document discusses the effects of different types of light on plant growth and fading or discoloration of materials. It notes that exposure to high density ultraviolet light can inhibit plant growth, though infrared light is not always required for growth. Various experiments have shown it is possible to increase vegetable growth with light, but it may not be profitable. For tomatoes, light reduces bud drop and increases final weight. The document also states that fading of fabrics, paints, and dyes is primarily proportional to footcandle-hours of exposure, and is influenced by factors like heat, wavelength, humidity, and the material's chemical properties. Atmospheric humidity has little influence on fading rates.

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Handbook: E Lighting

This document discusses the effects of different types of light on plant growth and fading or discoloration of materials. It notes that exposure to high density ultraviolet light can inhibit plant growth, though infrared light is not always required for growth. Various experiments have shown it is possible to increase vegetable growth with light, but it may not be profitable. For tomatoes, light reduces bud drop and increases final weight. The document also states that fading of fabrics, paints, and dyes is primarily proportional to footcandle-hours of exposure, and is influenced by factors like heat, wavelength, humidity, and the material's chemical properties. Atmospheric humidity has little influence on fading rates.

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16-6 I E S LIGHTING HANDBOOK

FIG. 16-5. Effect of radiant energy from an ultraviolet source on Coleus plants.
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Irradiated plants are at the right, control plants at the left.
As shown in Fig. 16-5 exposure to high density short-wavelength, ultra-
violet-energy is likely to inhibit plant growth. Though not injurious,
infrared energy is not always required.
Various experiments have been conducted to determine the feasibility of
forcing vegetables with light. There is no difficulty in increasing growth
but the likelihood of doing so at a profit is less with vegetables than with
flowers.
Where tomato seedlings are lighted bud drop is reduced and the final
weight of tomatoes harvested increased.
Fading and Bleaching
Fading. It has been determined that the fading or discoloration of
dyed fabrics, paints, and transient pigments or compounds is a function,
primarily, of the exposure duration
X
the radiant energy intensity. Thus
footcandle-hours roughly measure the probable fading unless extreme
conditions exist.
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Many variables such as heat, wavelength of radiant energy, humidity,
purity of air, and chemical and physical nature of coloring matter and of
containing surface must be considered as influencing the rate or degree of
fading attributed to all qualities of artificial and natural light.
A summary of the general relationships may be stated as follows:
1. The fading of a colored textile and probably of plastics and similar
materials is approximately proportional to footcandle-hours for any
particular light source. Either the incident illumination or the exposure
time may be varied over a moderate range, provided the product of these
two factors is unchanged.
2. Atmospheric humidity has little influence on the rate of fading
although some gases may mix their bleaching action with that of radiant
energy.

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