GREEN LIGHT effects on Cannabis

[harvester]

I've been reading through the doctor skunk website and I came across this page http://www.drskunk.com/GREENLds.htm

I was always of the belief that as green plants are green that ALL green light is reflected off. Apparently this is wrong, and the article ascertains that green light is beneficial in photosynthesis.

peace n pot, my friends

[GrowBot]

the only use i've heard of for green light is being able to enter your grow area during lights off.

[noonecares]

Originally Posted by GrowBot

the only use i've heard of for green light is being able to enter your grow area during lights off.

which would assert the thought that green light is reflected off of plants, and that was disproved by that article.. so dont do that.

[harvester]

It is even believed, at least by me, that cannabis could adapt and even photosynthesise in a full green spectrum environment.

Cannabis truly is an amazing plant.

[def.norge]

Originally Posted by harvester

It is even believed, at least by me, that cannabis could adapt and even photosynthesise in a full green spectrum environment.

Cannabis truly is an amazing plant.

DUH, but they chloroplasts do not effectively go through their normal photosynthetic cycles under only green light. the strength of the light is not the proper wavelength/frequency to disrupt the molecules in the cycles.

[hashaman]

Green doesn't really fall into photosynthetically active radiation. You'll see there's a very sharp drop where ~510nm is.

Also,

Monochromatic green light (GL) has been shown to act as a signal in regulating specific facets of plant physiology, inhibiting seedling mass, plant cell culture growth, and light-induced gravitropic root elongating.

Does that sound like anything that we as marijuana cultivars want to do to our plants?

[Durban_Guy]

So whats the final outcome of using a greenlight?

[harvester]

Originally Posted by def.norge

DUH, but they chloroplasts do not effectively go through their normal photosynthetic cycles under only green light. the strength of the light is not the proper wavelength/frequency to disrupt the molecules in the cycles.

No, not the normal photosynthetic routines...

Phototropins react to green light (and blue).

Phytochromes react to red.

Cryptochromes react to blue.

Cannabis can vegetate or flower in either just a red or blue environment. In fact cannabis could quite happily (well, it survives) vegetate and flower in a pure UV environment, of an intensity not found on this earth.

This is about an adaption process, from the moment cannabis is a little seedling and it feels/sees that green environment. What's it going to do, just die? That isn't the cannabis I know. The cannabis I know is a survivor, and can adapt very quickly to alien environments.

If ever there was a plant worthy of scientific study, then it is cannabis.

[harvester]

Originally Posted by hashaman

Green doesn't really fall into photosynthetically active radiation. You'll see there's a very sharp drop where ~510nm is.

Also,Does that sound like anything that we as marijuana cultivars want to do to our plants?

I'm not suggesting that the ordinary grower grow in a pure green spectrum environment... merely that the green spectrum is of benefit to photosynthesis and that it is indeed recognised by the plant. Plants vegetated under red, green and blue grow bigger and mature faster than plants vegetated under red and blue.

The pure environment is speculation.

I try to find a balance between experimentation and my medicinal needs...

[Durban_Guy]

it could be possible that there is a perfect balance of light between the greens and the reds and blah blah for mj to grow. Maybe experiments need to done Maybe our plants would like a little bit more green over the usual artifical lights we putting them under. Im just guessing, but its possible.
Anyone know the reason why leaves are green?

[harvester]

Originally Posted by Durban_Guy

it could be possible that there is a perfect balance of light between the greens and the reds and blah blah for mj to grow. Maybe experiments need to done Maybe our plants would like a little bit more green over the usual artifical lights we putting them under. Im just guessing, but its possible.
Anyone know the reason why leaves are green?

chlorophyll. Or you could also call it 'plant blood'.

chlorophyll works by absorbing light in cetrtain wavelengths, except the scale 500-600nm... which is the green part of the spectrum. As a lot of green light is reflected (due to an abundance of the other spectrums, I must add) then this is the reason plants appear green.

[Durban_Guy]

hmmmm very interesting. Kewl thanx man

[PurpHazey]

Im confused Ive read this whole thread and I still dont think green lights do anything to MJ. Only way ive every seen green used was at lights out to check on things

[hashaman]

Originally Posted by Durban_Guy

it could be possible that there is a perfect balance of light between the greens and the reds and blah blah for mj to grow.

Dude. *points up* it's that bright thing up there. That's what we're trying to replicate.

[Durban_Guy]

Geez Captain Obvious....Read the rest of what i said. Having a bit more of a certain colour could maybe boost growth beyond what *points up* that bright thing up there can push out. Not every plant grows perfectly under direct sunlight. Some obviously grow differently according to which spectrum they prefer. So it aint like the sun was made in perfect combination to produce mj.
Get what im saying??