Identifying the optimal lighting and soilless media system for BrezaWorks, Inc.

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The Problem: BrezaWorks, Inc. is a new producer of indoor farming tools that can be applied to a wide varietyof high-value crops including lettuce and Cannabis sativa. Two of the most influential environmentalconditions to affect cannabinoid yield quality and quantity is lighting and soil media. In tweaking their system,BrezaWorks, Inc. is particularly interested in assessing the influence of lighting and soilless media on yield.Significance of Problem: When growing indoors, as is customary in the aquaponics industry, growers must usesupplemental lighting technologies and soil-less media to grow plants and manipulate photoperiods. Yet, thereis a wide variety of lighting technologies available, and little scientifically collected data comparing systemsand their impact on crop yield. Moreover, we have limited knowledge of whether optimal growing conditionsvary among cultivars and at different life-history stages.Solutions Proposed: Working closely with BrezaWorks technical staff, we will run two experiments inBrezaWorks' Airbox and analyse the data to determine the relative yield of each lighting system for vegetativeand reproductive plants. To determine the optimal lighting system for vegetative-phase lettuce andreproductive-phase Cannabis sativa, seedlings from three cultivars will be grown under three lighting systemsand two soil conditions, in a split plot design. We will then measure traits correlated with high-yield goals.