The economics of lighting young plants indoors

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June 12, 2019 - Paul Fisher, Celina Gomez, Megh Poudel, and Erik Runkle<runkleer@msu.edu>

This article provides the framework of the economics and profitability of indoor lighting of young plants (transplants). It includes example costs for an indoor plant factory in Japan, and provides highlights for indoor lighting used by two commercial growers in the U.S.

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