ohhhh.....I like the way you're thikning. I'm gonna read and re-read this. I do believe you are making an important point. I know of some people at the moment that are working on a system of integrating the LED and HPS lighting......they are currently in a test phase....could be more than a little interesting. the issue with LED's is intensity...though I have found some that have 900 lumens per.....maybe we need to recruit a light/physicics major into this discussion? thanks for your thoughts, and keep them coming...
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Originally Posted by devilwacause
I agree Natmoon, the most damage would seem to be to the eyes. But who are we to know whether one person or another is prone to skin cancers and the like. I've studied UVB about a year ago for awhile and a friend and I thought of an ingenious idea, just havent had time to test it yet. Would be a possible ingenious mix of led's and HPS tho.
If UVB is potentially causing the plant to push out more at the bud sites this would be considered more of a defense mechanism in my eyes. I mean resin and all that is really meant to protect the seed until it is mature after all.
Now my science mind is working - could it work like this?
Think, skin cells (our own) mutate under UV light, as do other cells both in our bodies and bodies of other animals. This possible mutation would in nature make it more/less likely for different variations to form in a species (hence diff strains). Now in animals the embryo and all of its development is protected from this UV by the mother. In plants seeds are either protected by a fruit or seed pod. Now a plant goes into flowering, it notices the UV levels would endanger its offspring but UV tends to penetrate the thin leaves. It starts pushing out more trichs and THC etc to absorb and relect/refract this UV light before it harms the seed.
I unno...maybe...what'a ya'll think.
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