The morphology of a plant refers to its form and structure. The form (tall and leggy,
or short and compact) and structure (long or short, distance between leaf internodes,
wide or narrow leaves, thick or thin stems and leaves, etc.) are related to the quantity and
quality of light a plant receives. In nature, a plant which sprouts below a canopy of leaves
from competing plants, and thus receives a reduced quantity of light, tends to grow taller
by increasing the distance between leaf internodes in an attempt to extend itself above
the overlying leaf canopy.
The same growth pattern is seen in plants grown under artificial lights which are
receiving inadequate light, or a poor quality of light, or both. These plants will quickly
grow very tall, with large distances between the leaf internodes. Stems will be thin and
soft, leaves narrow and thin, and the amount of chlorophyll produced is often low, leaving
the plants a pale, sickly, green color. When plants receive enough artificial light of the
correct light frequencies, they tend to be much shorter, with smaller leaf internodes, and
more branches. The stems will be thicker and stiffer, the leaves wider and thicker, and
the color of the plant will be a deep, healthy green.
There are other aspects of plant morphology that are not often considered, such as
the taste and smell of a plant, which are also affected by the quality of light received. The
LED Grow Master led grow lights are designed to not only improve the look of plants
grown under them, but also make sure they retain the same smell and taste they would
have if grown under full sunlight.
–CEO Solar Oasis