Lark Wuetcher, senior horticulture major in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is helping Kentuckians address potential industry issues by studying the optimal lighting conditions needed to keep transplants in the Bluegrass healthy and high quality.
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The UK team is leading an applied research study of how daily light influences plant growth and quality, and the UT team is taking samples of the lettuce and looking at secondary phytonutrients within the plant leaf tissue. Researchers see benefits for commercial growers, greenhouse growers and students learning how to conduct laboratory and field research.