I am asking questions sort of out of my realm but it is something have been curious of since learning about par, ppfd, etc. not that I know a lot but I have noticed drop off of light density near the edges of these readings.
My veg setup needs reflectors after about a foot maybe 1/2 feet from the center of the light, corners and blah blah. I have no issues with it actually I just like to speculate thinking and learning is fun for me.
Is there any merit to letting outer corners of single plant SOG to get a little higher so it can get more of the light. I don't know how the plant knows that one branch is higher then the other so if that is determined by anything other then light I think my entire logic here falls apart but that is fine. I have read that apical dominance can be determined by the main top of whatever branch you are dealing with by producing hormones to inhibit lateral bud growth, still each top will try to be the apical dominant to get more light.
Say your tops on the outer edge are 2 inches higher then the tops in the center but it still is not getting as much light as the tops in the center. Will the plant know which parts are the apical dominant by height or light received, in other words. Will the plant divert needed resources from the center thinking the outer ends are getting more light even if that may not be the case impacting center growth quality.
My veg setup needs reflectors after about a foot maybe 1/2 feet from the center of the light, corners and blah blah. I have no issues with it actually I just like to speculate thinking and learning is fun for me.
Is there any merit to letting outer corners of single plant SOG to get a little higher so it can get more of the light. I don't know how the plant knows that one branch is higher then the other so if that is determined by anything other then light I think my entire logic here falls apart but that is fine. I have read that apical dominance can be determined by the main top of whatever branch you are dealing with by producing hormones to inhibit lateral bud growth, still each top will try to be the apical dominant to get more light.
Say your tops on the outer edge are 2 inches higher then the tops in the center but it still is not getting as much light as the tops in the center. Will the plant know which parts are the apical dominant by height or light received, in other words. Will the plant divert needed resources from the center thinking the outer ends are getting more light even if that may not be the case impacting center growth quality.