Roadway Lighting's Impact on Altering Soybean Growth: Volume 1

Palmer, Matthew; Gibbons, Ronald; Bhagavathula, Rajaram; Davidson, Daniel; Holshouser, David

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Title

Roadway Lighting's Impact on Altering Soybean Growth: Volume 1

Author(s)

• Palmer, Matthew
• Gibbons, Ronald
• Bhagavathula, Rajaram
• Davidson, Daniel
• Holshouser, David

Issue Date

2017-06

Keyword(s)

• lighting trespass
• soybean
• growth
• lighting
• lighting systems
• street lighting
• highway lighting
• roadway lighting
• lighting specifications
• soybean development

Abstract

The impact of roadway lighting on soybean plant growth and development was measured in situ at seven locations in the state of Illinois. The plant data collection included periodic height, reproductive-stage, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), as well as plant moisture content and dried seed weight after harvest. The periodic measurements were made at the same locations over time to determine delays in plant development. The impact of roadway lighting trespass was significant and measurable above thresholds of both horizontal and vertical illuminance as well as a combination of the two. A specification was drafted to minimize the impact of roadway lighting trespass on the soybean, and countermeasures were recommended to control the impact of lighting on the soybean.

Publisher

Illinois Center for Transportation/Illinois Department of Transportation

Series/Report Name or Number

FHWA-ICT-17-010

ISSN

0197-9191

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

IDOT-R27-172

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No restrictions. This document is available through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.

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