I am working on a proposal that manipulates the light intensity that Peperomia pellucida, a plant that thrives in a shaded environment, will be exposed to using a Conviron Growth Chamber. It makes use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). I plan on simulating this amount of light for one of the set-ups. What is the most accurate light intensity to utilize?
Please have a look at this useful researchgate link and PDF attachments.
Here is the link.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/in_a_small-scale_experiment_how_can_an_environments_light_intensity_be_simulated_for_individual_setups
Light intensity is lower in the shade but light quality is also different i.e. the Red/FarRed ratio is lower :)
Thank you Dr. Singh and Dr. Pegman for your speedy replies and useful information!
In the undergrowth of the very advanced tropical forests of the Caribbean the light interception is about 7% to 10%.
Peperomia pellucida is a species of shade of the wet vegetation of the Lesser Antilles. This species is often epyphyllous.
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