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Calculating Crop Yield When Light Limits Growth

Apogee Instruments Inc. · Lecture · 32 min · 2019 · YouTube title: Turning Photons Into Food
Why it's here

Cited in vertical farming debates as a rigorous look at when indoor crops are economically viable.

What it covers

Dr. Bruce Bugbee walks through the calculations for crop yield potential when light is the limiting factor, from photosynthetic quantum yield through respiration efficiency and harvest index, using the Energy Cascade Model.