LED Illuminators Installed with Different Combinations of Red and Blue Light (IMAGE)

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LED Illuminators Installed with Different Combinations of Red and Blue Light

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Researchers show how a combination of monochromatic red and blue LED illumination on one type of microalga can enhance its growth and increase the biosynthesis of critical components. Here, LED illuminators installed with different combinations of red and blue light, with white as the control light.

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Xiaojian Zhou/Yangzhou University

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