On November 3rd, the Horti Alliance organised a seminar about
Precision Growing. Speakers at this seminar were Grodan and Priva
specialists. During the seminar it became clear how Precision
Growing answers to future challenges and how collaboration in this
field leads to optimal results for an efficient and sustainable
cultivation.
The consumers of today and tomorrow are increasingly opting for
quality produce that is healthy and safe, but also cultivated
sustainably. Also governments are setting more stringent
requirements in terms of emission reduction in horticulture.
Growers and propagators want to respond to this development and
reduce their own costs at the same time.
Three factors have a profound influence on the quality and yield
of produce: seed variety, the greenhouse climate and Root Zone
Management. These have to be properly correlated. During the
seminar, Grodan and Priva demonstrated how their collaboration
leads to optimal results in the area of efficient and
sustainable
cultivation. Andrew Lee (Grodan) en Nicole Nulkes (Priva) gave
insight into the efficiency benefits that a flexible and structured
irrigation strategy can bring. Important issues, which Grodan and
Priva jointly facilitate with their solutions, are as much drain
recirculation as possible from the start of the cultivation,
accurate and regular measurements of the drain, adjustment of
nutrient levels through precision dosing and accurate measurement
and control of WC and EC in the root environment.
Grodan and Priva also stressed the importance of cooperation
between suppliers to be able to provide optimally geared advice and
maximise Precision Growing benefits. The seminar organised by Horti
Alliance, in which knowledge about the greenhouse climate and the
root environment are linked, is a good example of
this cooperation.
During the course of next week a complete video report and
sheets of the Precision Growing seminar will be accessible via the
Horti Alliance website. You can find
more information about Precision Growing and the 6-phase advice on
the Grodan website.
Information on the Priva water solutions can be found on the Priva website
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