Cultivation fabric with good water permeability and temperature distribution
The improved water permeability was a specific request from users. The fabric is also UV resistant, making it suitable for use anywhere in the
Dynamic simulator of solar and outdoor light conditions
Light plays an important role in demanding crop science research applications. A lot of research requires accurate replication of real-time outdoor light conditions to
Winterlight greenhouse on track
With the second crop in the Winterlight greenhouse at the Energy Innovation and Demo Centre (IDC) in Bleiswijk (NL) coming to an end, it’s
Online software for energy-efficient greenhouses
Hortinergy is an online software package for designing energy-efficient greenhouses by simulating energy consumption and comparing technical solutions. Energy is a major expense in
Smart packing line for potted plants
The new smart packing line from WPS consists of five individual modules, all members of the SmartStaff robot family. Modules can be combined based
Wide-ranging seminars, innovations and new pavilions at GreenTech
The third edition of GreenTech Amsterdam, which runs from 12 to 14 June, will be twenty percent bigger than the last edition in 2016.
Yields can be increased with new slab
Grodan develops crop-specific product solutions to meet growers’ requirements. Trials have shown that yields can be increased by up to 5% with this new
Vertical interlighting for high-wire crops
Lohuis Lighting vertical interlighting is a unique design that emits red, blue and far red light. Light is used very efficiently. Trials with Apollo
Digital tool for servicing and maintenance in horticulture
Poor servicing and maintenance can shorten the life span of equipment. Royal Brinkman spotted an opportunity to innovate in this area and developed Service
System extracts sodium from drain water
Sodium is a tremendous problem for growers practising the principle of circulation. A disproportionally high concentration of sodium results in limited crop growth and
Nominees GreenTech Innovation Awards announced
A jury chaired by Jan Willem Breukink, former CEO of the Incotec Group, selected 22 nominees for the GreenTech Innovation Awards from all trade
Glazing on the prototype of the ‘Greenhouse of the Future’ generates electricity...
Maurice Kassenbouw is building a prototype for the ‘Greenhouse of the Future’ at the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. The most remarkable aspect of this
First ‘daylight-less’ crops are being grown at the Certhon Innovation Centre
Certhon, a designer and builder of greenhouses, started growing the first crops in its very own Innovation Centre several weeks ago. The company aims
Flemish scientists produce fertiliser from waste flows
Bio-engineers from the universities of Antwerp and Ghent have developed a new type of fertiliser based on bacteria derived from food industry waste flows.
Dümmen Orange introduces new rooting technology
Breeder Dümmen Orange is presenting Basewell™, a new rooting technology for ornamental plants. This state-of-the-art rooting technology will simplify the process of bringing ornamental
CropObserver offers growers more insight into a plant’s growth process
Growers are, of course, keen to ensure that their crops grow as optimally and quickly as possible. An efficient – or more efficient –
Eparella opens one of world’s biggest algae greenhouses in Austria
Greenhouse builder Debets Schalke has a built one of the largest greenhouse for the cultivation of algae in the world in Austria. The greenhouse
Special packaging material keeps tomatoes fresh for 30 days
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Hyderabad have succeeded in keeping tomatoes fresh for 30 days using special food packaging material.
Horticulture in 2050: lots more technology, but fewer entrepreneurs
If we were to make an analysis of the horticulture industry thirty years from now, we would see that horticulture businesses have morphed into
Great interest in the opening of the World Horti Center
The World Horti Center, the global centre for research and innovation for the greenhouse horticulture industry in Naaldwijk, was officially opened on 7 March
