Sunlight contains all the frequencies of light required by the plant for photosynthesis; where as artificial light sources sometimes do not cover all parts of the spectrum.
Sunlight has all the natural spectra of light from red to violet in a proportionate way in artificial light some wavelengths are meagre or even missing.
Artificial light is not always as good as natural sunlight. There are a few types of natural sunlight bulbs that come close, only they are still missing several wavelengths that are found in natural light. These wavelengths are necessary for plant growth and vitamin D production in animals.
Sunlight is not better or worse than artificial light, but it has advantages and disadvantages depending on the situation. An advantage of sunlight is that it is free. Artificial light has a cost, since it consumes electricity, and electricity is not free. Sunlight is brighter than most artificial lighting (although it is possible to create artificial lighting of any desired brightness) and that is a feature that you might or might not want. Sunlight has a lot of ultraviolet content and can cause sunburn. Sunlight is only available during the day, not at night, unlike artificial light which is available at any time you want it.
Plants have chloroplasts in them, this gives the distinct green colour we are familiar with. It also REFLECTS green light, hence you need other wavelengths of visible light for the plant to be able to grow.
Because they need light to produce energy and thus grow towards the light and have adapted better at growing taller than other plants in search of light
because plants need sunlight to do photosynthesis and with less or no sunlight it will either take long or will not happen at all
Artificial light is not always as good as natural sunlight. There are a few types of natural sunlight bulbs that come close, only they are still missing several wavelengths that are found in natural light. These wavelengths are necessary for plant growth and vitamin D production in animals.
Direct sunlight is better than artificial sunlight for a number of reasons. One of the major reasons is because natural sunlight provides the body with much needed vitamin D.
they don't
Sunlight is not better or worse than artificial light, but it has advantages and disadvantages depending on the situation. An advantage of sunlight is that it is free. Artificial light has a cost, since it consumes electricity, and electricity is not free. Sunlight is brighter than most artificial lighting (although it is possible to create artificial lighting of any desired brightness) and that is a feature that you might or might not want. Sunlight has a lot of ultraviolet content and can cause sunburn. Sunlight is only available during the day, not at night, unlike artificial light which is available at any time you want it.
Generally, yes. Artificial light struggles to be as strong as sunlight, so plants have less energy available to them. I've worked in a professional indoor plant growth chamber, and the light level was only 1/3 as strong as direct sunlight. However, some artificial grow lights use the specific wavelengths that plants use, so there is the potential for artificial light to be more efficient.
It depends what you mean by better. They will grow more naturally in sunlight but can be forced artificially with lights and may produce more and be grown out of season. I would say natural is better but then we have a world to feed.
Plants have evolved to use the light of the Sun as a source of energy, they will do better in natural sunlight than artificial light. Also sunlight causes no pollution as plats use it, while artificial light usually involves burning of fossil fuels to make and therefore using artificial lights to grow plants that can perfectly well use Sunlight is bad for the planet.
Actually, storing it in a dark, cool area is best because both natural and artificial light will dissipate the pungent flavors.
because plants need sunlight to grow
No. Plants of all ages require sunlight so they can grow (photosynthesis). Some plants need more light than others but they all need some light or else they will not develop properly. Any light could be used - an artificial light source could replace sunlight.
Plants have chloroplasts in them, this gives the distinct green colour we are familiar with. It also REFLECTS green light, hence you need other wavelengths of visible light for the plant to be able to grow.
Is clored artifical light different than clear artifical light?