Tomatoes from seed to harvest without daylight
Certhon focused on more than just the usual leafy greens and herbs during its development, but takes a step into the future with fruit bearing crops like tomatoes and cucumbers. In April 2016 they harvested the first cucumbers from it. "Now we are proud to announce that we harvested the first PlantyFood grown tomatoes. And the taste is great!"
The method is a combination of Certhon’s in-house developed combination of technology and agronomical knowledge, focusing on the quality, uniformity and reliability of plant production. The way in which plants grow during their cultivation is a combination of genetics and growth parameters. Light, climate conditions, nutrients, CO2 all play an important role and are interconnected. With PlantyFood, all these parameters are monitored and controlled continuously to ensure an optimal balance is achieved in which a plant can reach its full potential.
The Certhon Phytotron Control System monitors and controls all aspects of growth. In combination with Certhon's in-house developed LED solutions, even crops requiring high lighting levels can be grown in both single and multi-layer setups.
PlantyFood offers a solution for many types of cultivation ranging from propagation, breeding and large scale commercial production up to harvest.
From 8-10 February 2017, Certhon will be present at Fruit Logistica 2017.
You can meet them in hall 1.2, booth B21.
For more information:
Certhon
ABC Westland 555
P.O. Box 90
2685 ZH Poeldijk
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 174 22 50 80
Fax: +31 174 22 50 81
www.certhon.com