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LED Daily Light Integral

DLI is the total photosynthetic light a plant receives in a day. For microgreens under LEDs, 10–15 mol m⁻² d⁻¹ is the sweet spot for most brassicas; specialty herbs like basil want a bit more, cilantro less. Dial your PPFD and photoperiod and see where your setup lands.

Interactive lab

DLI from PPFD × photoperiod

DLI (mol m⁻² d⁻¹) = PPFD × hours × 0.0036

200µmol m⁻² s⁻¹

Measure at canopy height with a quantum meter.

16.0h

Most microgreens do well at 14–18 hours.

DLI (mol m⁻² d⁻¹)
12Medium

Good for most microgreens. Brassicas happy here.

Based onsamuoliene-2013-led-spectracornell-cea-microgreens-guide