Plants need sunlight to complete their fundamental photosynthesis process, thanks to which they produce the vital organic elements for their correct growth and to fight possible threats due to parasites or viruses.

Therefore, sun is fundamental to allow plants to grow healthy.

Even the roots of plants are able to perceive UV rays, as shown by a group of researchers from San Francisco State University. The study also identified a specific gene that plays a key role in the signaling mechanisms among plant cells.

Therefore, most plants need to have an exposure of twelve to sixteen hours of light, either natural or even artificial. However, this need changes during the year: the light and the intensity of the sun’s rays starting from spring are not the same as those of winter. In addition, the amount of indoor light can depend on many factors.

It is therefore very important for indoor plants to always ensure correct exposure to UV rays.

PLANTEST is an optimal and unique tool to detect the correct intensity of UV rays that hit the plant, especially indoors.

This product has been developed by I.P.S. (International Products & Services), an Italian company that for more than forty years has been manufacturing 100% MADE IN ITALY smart tools such as PLANTEST which allows people to measure the light intensity in a closed environment to always guarantee optimal exposure of the plant.

Its use is simple and practical: just expose the sensitive area to the light and in a few seconds the intensity index of the room is indicated: poor, moderate, filtered, intense.

The innovative plant-shaped PLANTEST graphics then make this tool a perfect decorative product with a unique design, as well as fundamental for the correct growth of the plant, especially in situations where the light source must be constantly monitored.

The entire I.P.S. line of products designed for the world of GARDEN allows to always have innovative and essential tools for gardening and plant-care.