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Light spectrum influences crop resilience
January 24, 2024 - A crop needs light to grow. This can be done for example by using LED lamps. This allows a grower to better manage the crop: the intensity and... -
Innovation and Demonstration Center for CO2 from DAC is kicking off
January 22, 2024 - CO2 is an essential component of the atmosphere for plant growth. In most greenhouses, additional CO2 is dosed to enhance plant growth and... -
Registration Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge closed
January 11, 2024 - This edition, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and co-developer Tencent challenge teams to remotely grow dwarf tomatoes using artificial... -
Learn to analyse crop data without programming yourself
December 20, 2023 - By using sensors, companies in greenhouse horticulture increasingly have access to data, for example about diseases. But how can all that data be... -
Elicitors possibly make plants more resilient to diseases and pests
December 11, 2023 - Crop protection products combat diseases and pests. But the number of available crop protection products is decreasing. That is why a different route... -
Impact of CO2 on chrysanthemum cultivation mapped out
November 29, 2023 - A crop model simulates photosynthesis, growth and development of a crop. It can be used by growers to predict their cultivation. Our mechanistic crop... -
Viability of semi-transparent solar panels on greenhouses is being evaluated
November 28, 2023 - The energy market is in full swing. Energy prices are rising and there is a transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources with a focus on... -
Parties around the table about the use renewable raw materials for growing media in 2030
November 17, 2023 - With the Covenant on the Environmental Impact of Potting Soil and Substrates, fourteen organizations agreed last year to gradually increase the use of... -
Financial allocation for research facilities at Wageningen University & Research
November 8, 2023 - The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has awarded approximately 40 million euros in the first funding round of the Facilities for... -
Wageningen horticultural scientist appointed top expert at Netherlands Academy of Engineering
November 3, 2023 - Silke Hemming, a researcher in horticultural technology affiliated with Wageningen University & Research, has been appointed top expert of the...