Magenta solar panels boost broccoli growth while generating electricity
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Broccoli grown under magenta solar panels absorbed sunlight more efficiently than plants grown out in the open, according to a study to be published Oct. 2 in Cell Reports Physical Science. Об этом пишет сайт Phys.org.
Scientists used customized, semitransparent solar panels to generate electricity while boosting blue- and red-light wavelengths to enhance broccoli growth. The crops grown with these panels showed a 4.5-fold increase in how efficiently they used sunlight and ultimately grew as large as traditional broccoli, although it took them 25 days longer to mature.
The solar panels offer a potential tool for farmers to harvest renewable energy while sustaining crop yields.
"The basic concept is quite straightforward," says author Silvia Ma Lu of Mälardalen University in Västerås, Sweden. "The solar panels use part of the incoming sunlight to generate renewable electricity while allowing part of the light to pass through to the crops growing underneath."
