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Hunter McDaniel

Hunter McDaniel

Researcher

Oct 2, 2026

15:21
Now chlorophyll has an absorption spectrum,
15:23
and you can isolate that molecule and look at it, and it actually absorbs primarily in the red and the blue, not in the green.
15:29
Chlorophyll A and B are slightly different, but if you take those together, it gives you a peak of absorption that's in the red, and then a second peak that's in the blue.
15:37
Okay, so first right there, you might just assume that plants only want red and blue light, and that's somewhat true.
15:44
Actually, when the first horticulture lighting came out, they were just combining red LEDs and blue LEDs.
15:49
It had this magenta color.
15:50
You may have seen that before if you've ever been to a grow operation.
17:56
Where have you seen this actually move the needle? Like what actually has happened when it is implemented?

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