Last week, a new tomato crop was planted for the Futagrow project. Futagrow is a new production concept in which several innovations provide a completely different approach to cultivation. The cultivation system is designed to maximize sustainability.
One of the main principles of the system is a sequence of short crops in which two crop stages are continuously present in the greenhouse. The system is based on 5.6 short tomato crops per year, during which, eight vines per plant are produced (48 vines per year) in between the gutter rows with the existing crop grow young plants, leading to year-round production.
Cultivation takes place in an oxygen-rich film of water, no longer involving rock wool. The aqueous composition may be adjusted at any time of the day. Van Iperen participates in research in which the EC and the composition of the feed water varies through the day to reduce unwanted evaporation.
Since all materials used in the cultivation are biodegradable, this way of growing is very sustainable and fits with the Cradle to Cradle principle. Furthermore, the carbon footprint per kilo is 20% lower. This is mainly achieved through the utilization of light in the greenhouse.
Source: Van Iperen
GreenTech Amsterdam 10-12 juni 2014
Standnummer Van Iperen: 10.307
More information:
Joel van Staalduinen
Inno Agro
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