Examples of experiments

The wide variety of facilities, expertises, machinery and equipment enable Unifarm to conduct very widely varying experiments.

Team Greenhouses:

Control of the quarantine bacterium Clavibacter in tomato.
Analysis of plant growth, development and the photosynthesis level of plants. Identification of the genes controlling these processes.
Effect of light quality and light intensity (sunlight, various LEDs and SONT-T lamps) on photosynthesis, morphogenesis and development of plants.
Genetic variation in the taste of tomato.
Hydroponics: growth of plants on ‘salt’ water.
Algae PARC research: developing cost-effective and sustainable micro-algae production methods.
Applicability of LED lighting in horticulture.
Disease resistance in banana (Panama disease).
Phenotyping of plants by using advanced cameras and sensors.

Comparison of Phytophthora resistance levels in newly developed potato cultivars.
Green manure experiments with various ryegrasses for teaching practicals.
Long-term effect of fertilisation on the botanical composition of grasslands.
Long-range rotation experiments on driving tracks for organic farming.
Research into worms brought into the soil from worm hotels.
Rotation green manure experiments.
Diversity research in herbs and grasses
Drift research with various innovative drift-reducing spray nozzles.

Effects of early herbivores on the insect community of black mustard.
Evaluation of the eco plough in comparison with conventional and non-turning soil tillage.
Effect of above-ground plant diversity on soil organisms.
Sheep, long-term grazing research, in particular taste.