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bare ROOTS AUS/NZ EDITION • VOL.17 NO.3 May/June 2019 Featured Contributors EH Eric Hopper has more than 10 years of experience in the hydroponic industry as both a retail store manager and owner. He continuously seeks new methods and products that could help maximise garden performance. Eric resides in Michigan where he and his family strive for a self-sufficient and sustainable lifestyle. KG Kent Gruetzmacher, MFA, is a Colorado-based freelance writer and the director of business development at Mac & Fulton Talent Partners, an employment recruiting firm dedicated to the indoor gardening and hydroponic industry. He is interested in utilizing his MA in Humanities to critically explore the many cultural and business facets of this youthful, emergent industry by way of his entrepreneurial projects. Contributors + Sara Elliott Nancy Hamilton Rich Hamilton Philip McIntosh Monica Mansfield Dr. Lynette Morgan Maximum Yield is published monthly by Maximum Yield Inc. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without permission from the publisher. If undeliverable please return to the address below. The views expressed by columnists are personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of Maximum Yield or the editor. Publication Agreement Number 40739092 Printed in Canada 2339 A Delinea Place, Nanaimo, BC V9T 5L9 Phone: 250.729.2677; Fax 250.729.2687 Maximum Yield is distributed direct to retailers with distribution support from our partners Dome Garden Supplies domegarden.com.au Growlush growlush.com Holland Forge hollandforge.com.au House & Garden house-garden.com.au Hydroponic Generations hydroponicgenerations.com.au Nutrifield nutrifield.com.au A PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITY (PPFD) Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD) Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density is the most accurate form of measurement horticulturists have to determine how much plant-useable light energy there is in a specific location within a plant canopy. More accurately, PPFD is a measure of the number of photons in the 400-700nm range of the visible light spectrum (400-700nm is the range that is useful to plants known as photosynthetic active radiation or PAR) that fall on a square metre of target area per second. PPFD is measured in micromoles per square metre per second (μmol/m 2 /s). Check out Nancy Hamilton’s article on page 70 for more information. 20 Maximum Yield Stealth Garden Supplies stealth-garden.com Way to Grow way2grow.com.au