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

问题：BrezaWorks，Inc.是一家新的室内农具生产商，可以应用于包括生菜和大麻在内的各种高价值作物。影响大麻素产量、质量和数量的两个最重要的环境条件是光照和土壤介质。在调整他们的系统时，BrezaWorks，Inc.特别感兴趣的是评估照明和无土介质对产量的影响。问题的意义：当像水培行业中的惯例那样在室内种植时，种植者必须使用补充性照明技术和无土介质来种植植物和操纵光周期。然而，有各种各样的照明技术可用，很少有科学收集的数据比较系统及其对作物产量的影响。此外，我们对不同品种和不同生活史阶段的最佳生长条件是否有所不同的了解有限。建议的解决方案：与BrezaWorks的技术人员密切合作，我们将在BrezaWorks的Airbox中进行两个实验，并分析数据，以确定每种光照系统对植物和生殖植物的相对产量。为了确定营养生菜和繁殖期大麻的最佳光照制度，采用裂区设计，在三种光照制度和两种土壤条件下，对三个品种的幼苗进行栽培。然后，我们将测量与高产目标相关的性状。

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.