Effect of artificial lighting on typhonium flagelliforme for indoor vertical farming

Abstract

Lately, the idea of indoor vertical farming has caught a wide attention throughout the world either for domestic or commercial purposes. This is one of the ideal decisions in modern agriculture technique when the land area for the plantation activities has become the major concern especially in the urban area. However, certain factors must be considered to mimic the actual condition of the outdoor natural environment. One of the critical elements for the plant to grow is the light source. Therefore, the purpose of this project is to study the effects of few artificial lights such as daylight compact fluorescent light (CFL), blue and red colours of light emitter diode (LED), with a wavelength of 475 nm and 650 nm, respectively, towards the height of the plant, chlorophyll content in the leaves, carbon dioxide release as well as their water contains in the leaves of Typhonium Flagelliforme plants. Based on the result obtained in this research, the blue light promotes and enhances the height of the plant as well as contains the most water in the leaves. Meanwhile, the red light encourages the production of the chlorophyll in the leaves. However, the red LED emits more carbon dioxide compared to others