Finding the balance to improve crop performance maintaining high energy efficiency levels

Annually, indoor and greenhouse growers produce significantly more lbs/ft3 of canopy compared to open field. It is a fact that we have learned how to improve crop productivity over the years and we are still expecting an exponential increase in this area. Now the most important challenge is to find the most energy efficient way to keep increasing crop productivity.

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Controlled Environment Agriculture Complex Opens at The Ohio State University with Industry Support and Enthusiasm

DALLAS and COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oct. 11, 2022 —When The Ohio State University opened its new Controlled Environment Agriculture Complex (CEARC) on Friday, Sept. 30, it represented a culmination of efforts between the school and industry. Companies such as Nationwide Insurance, Current (formerly GE Current), Priva and General Hydroponics (to name a few) made donations of both money and product.

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Starting seeds indoors with LED grow lights

Whether you grow indoors or in a greenhouse, proper plant development is profoundly dependent on the quantity and quality of light your crop receives. The photoperiod, light intensity, and light quality are key lighting properties in regulating plant growth and development. Yet whatever setting you grow in, using the proper grow light for seed starting presents an opportunity to begin your crop on the path to higher yields and a quality product. 

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Free Download: Key Aspects about the Use and Management of LED Lighting in Crop Production

As LED grow lights continue to become more affordable, an increasing number of greenhouse growers and vertical farmers are considering whether the lights would benefit their production systems. Several studies and growers applications have demonstrated the development of new lighting technologies such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can increase the capability to provide ideal light conditions to crops, making possible the improvement of crop performance and product quality.

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Photons and Yield

Light incidence over our crops will have a direct effect on yield. Photosynthesis is the most important process in plants to produce energy. But how can we relate photons of light to yield? Based on research we know now one mole of photosynthetic photons is required in order to produce one gram o dried biomass (yield).  

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Téléchargement gratuit : Le guide pour cultiver des fraises

La fraise n’est décidément pas une culture facile et les technologies du CEA peuvent toujours nous aider à créer les conditions idéales pour améliorer la fenêtre de production, le rendement par surface et la qualité des fruits. Les producteurs découvrent les grands avantages de la culture de fraises avec l’aide du CEA. C’est la raison pour laquelle la production hydroponique de fraises en serre se développe rapidement à travers le monde. Le présent guide a pour objectif de fournir des informations spécifiques sur la façon de cultiver des fraises dans un système hydroponique à l’intérieur des serres.

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Téléchargement gratuit : Le guide de la culture des légumes-feuilles

La production commerciale de légumes-feuilles devient chaque année de plus en plus compétitive. Par conséquent, il est important de rechercher les meilleures options afin d’être compétitif sur ce marché. La production de légumes-feuilles dans les serres et les systèmes d’usines végétales sont d’excellentes options pour produire des produits hautement commercialisables. Pourquoi? Il y a une raison spécifique pour laquelle les clients choisiront votre produit… La qualité !

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