{"id":411,"date":"2026-04-15T15:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrolux.com\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2026-05-18T06:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:58:50","slug":"what-is-light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrolux.com\/nl\/knowledge\/what-is-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat is licht?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"411\" class=\"elementor elementor-411\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a393a e-flex e-con-boxed lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-root-container elementor-top-section e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2a393a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1c3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d1c3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wat is licht?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa13ddc e-flex e-con-boxed lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-root-container elementor-top-section e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa13ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bab34c e-con-full e-flex lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bab34c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a81020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a81020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wat is licht?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d63787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d63787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Licht is elektromagnetische straling, een vorm van stralingsenergie die zich in de vorm van golven door de ruimte voortplant. De stralingsenergie die met deze golven gepaard gaat, bestaat in kleine energiepakketjes die fotonen worden genoemd. De hoeveelheid energie per foton hangt af van de golflengte; kortere golflengten corresponderen met een hogere energie-inhoud per foton. Dit betekent dat blauw licht (400-500 nm) meer energie per foton bevat dan rood licht (600-700 nm). Zowel de zon als kunstmatige lampen zenden elektromagnetische straling uit. De straling van de zon wordt gefilterd door de atmosfeer en bereikt de aarde vervolgens als globale straling. Deze straling omvat golflengten tussen 300 en 3000 nm (zie de afbeelding hieronder). Licht met een golflengte tussen 380 en 780 nm is waarneembaar voor het menselijk oog en wordt (zichtbaar) licht genoemd. Planten kunnen straling met golflengten tussen 400 en 700 nm gebruiken voor fotosynthese. Straling tussen 700 en 800 nm wordt verrood licht genoemd, dat voornamelijk dient als regulerende factor voor plantprocessen.<\/p><p>Licht be\u00efnvloedt de groei en ontwikkeling van planten op verschillende manieren, met name door de hoeveelheid (intensiteit en dagelijkse lichtintegratie), de kwaliteit (lichtkleur\/lichtspectrum, richting) en de fotoperiode. De fotoperiode, ook wel daglengte genoemd, geeft de duur binnen een dag (24 uur) aan dat de plant licht ontvangt. Bij het kiezen van assimilatieverlichting en het formuleren van een belichtingsstrategie is het essentieel om rekening te houden met deze drie lichtkenmerken.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b4409 e-con-full e-flex lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57b4409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39870c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b39870c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/agrolux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Figuur-Spectrale-vedeling-globale-straling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrolux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Figuur-Spectrale-vedeling-globale-straling.jpg 956w, https:\/\/agrolux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Figuur-Spectrale-vedeling-globale-straling-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrolux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Figuur-Spectrale-vedeling-globale-straling-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrolux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Figuur-Spectrale-vedeling-globale-straling-600x415.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb5ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cb5ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Figuur: spectrale verdeling van de wereldwijde straling.<\/em><br \/><em>Spectrale verdeling van zonlicht, met een gedetailleerde onderverdeling van kleuren in het PAR-licht.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cfe17 e-flex e-con-boxed lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-root-container elementor-top-section e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2cfe17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b242238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b242238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neem contact op met onze specialisten.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27be00d e-con-full e-flex lakit-col-width-auto-no e-container e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27be00d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6750813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6750813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/agrolux.com\/nl\/services\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Neem contact met ons op<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed9980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ed9980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"tel:+31%20297%20380450\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-phone-alt\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M497.39 361.8l-112-48a24 24 0 0 0-28 6.9l-49.6 60.6A370.66 370.66 0 0 1 130.6 204.11l60.6-49.6a23.94 23.94 0 0 0 6.9-28l-48-112A24.16 24.16 0 0 0 122.6.61l-104 24A24 24 0 0 0 0 48c0 256.5 207.9 464 464 464a24 24 0 0 0 23.4-18.6l24-104a24.29 24.29 0 0 0-14.01-27.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">+31 297 380450<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is light? 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