Growlights

One of our main areas of research has been on the (sun-)light that plants need for healthy growth; The wavelengths used for photosynthesis have been known for over a century; But not much more is well-understood about how plants use information embedded in sunlight to regulate their physiological processes or their responses to environmental conditions; Practically all growlights currently in use in agriculture function on an on-off basis; Lights with red and blue wavelengths are kept on typically 18 to 20 hours, and off the remaining time of the day; This may work fine for photosynthesis that results in production of body mass; But does this provide the plants the ideal conditions for healthy growth?; The sun, of course, doesn’t simply come full on in the morning, and turn off at night; Changes in the quality and intensity of the sunlight during the course of the day and over different seasons surely inform the plants to adjust their behavior; At EK BİÇ YE İÇ, we have spent significant effort in trying to develop the technology to mimic the sunlight as closely as possible; We currently partner with a local growlight producer that provides us with dimmable LEDs, where we can control different wavelength bands individually; This allows us to create the intensity of light as well as combination of wavelengths that represent sunrise, mid-day sun, and sunset; The transitions are not sudden changes that could put plants under stress, but smooth shifts that give plants time to adjust–similar to what happens in nature; We have reason to believe that plants don’t only react to the environmental conditions at any moment, but also to the rate and direction of change; Hence, the information content of our lighting system is core to our goal of providing comfortable places in the city for nature to thrive.

Growbeds have integrated LED lights on the bottom , can be free-standing or wall-mounted, and comes with indoor and outdoor versions.

It is also possible to grow freshwater fish and crustaceans in the aquaponic version of the system for harvesting if that becomes necessary.