Durrently a field trial is conducted at a research station in Zwolle. The conditions of an average Dutch greenhouse is simulated in a professional setting, so the final results will be representative for many Dutch growers.
The field test, commissioned by API, is executed by Teelt & Technologie (Cultivation & Technology) students from Emmen, The Netherlands.
Within the Cultivation & Technology education program often pressing questions from the business community are examined. API is developing biodegradable rope for a number of applications such as greenhouse cultivation. At this time, non-biodegradable plastic material is often used in the cultivation of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and eggplants. Worldwide the result is that a huge volume of waste products is generated.
So a new solution is needed, for example, biodegradable rope. This rope is made of polymers derived from starch (corn, tapioca). This new product will be able to reduce the production of waste products.