Comments on: Could open source agriculture revolutionize the industry? https://urbanagnews.com/blog/exclusives/food-for-thought-could-open-source-agriculture-revolutionize-the-industry/ News and information on vertical farming, greenhouse and urban agriculture Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Alec Mackenzie https://urbanagnews.com/blog/exclusives/food-for-thought-could-open-source-agriculture-revolutionize-the-industry/#comment-21917 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:00:28 +0000 https://urbanagnews.com/?p=5674#comment-21917 RE VPD explanation:
Defined correctly, but I would define its use differently:

Dewpoint is a better measure of condensation potential – always applied to the temperature of the surface of interest.
VPD best expresses the moisture balance between the plant and the surrounding air. Plants regulate that balance to a considerable degree, but all else being equal there is greater potential for water loss at high VPDs.
Manage VPD to change potential transpiration rates.

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