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Source: VFD.com Thus, the dose-dependent effects of liquid vermicompost on growth, yield, physiological performance were evaluated, along with the ionic balance of lettuce cultivated in a floating hydroponic system under 50 mM sodium chloride stress. A greenhouse experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three
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Source: HD.com In the 2026 trial, used substrate was collected together with plant residues from the previous crop, shredded and treated using SoilSteam technology. The treated material was then reused as 100% of the growing medium for a new crop of the strawberry variety Sonsation. Fresh substrate produced a
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Source: VFD.com BioScout already operates the world's largest fungal detection network in agriculture, with more than 250 sensors active across five continents. To combat these diseases, growers and farmers worldwide spend around $25 billion annually on crop protection products. BioScout aims to change that with SporeScout, a
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Source: VFD.com "This is mostly a monitoring tool," says Daniel Bånkestad, R&D Manager at Heliospectra, describing the fluorescence sensor at the centre of this approach. "It's protective mechanisms that the plant uses to protect itself when it absorbs excess light, excess energy.
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Source: VFD.com This study aims to develop a compact and reliable farm monitoring system that improves water efficiency, enhances system stability and supports scalable deployment through a PCB-based integrated hardware architecture. To achieve this, an automated farm monitoring controller was designed and implemented using an ESP32 microcontroller integrated
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Source: HD.com The industry benchmark for commercial greenhouse ventilation is 1 air exchange per minute, which means your fan capacity should equal the total interior volume of the structure. Standard target is 0.75 to 1.0 air exchanges per minute, though controlled-environment hydroponic setups in multi-span
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Source: HD.com Relative humidity, meanwhile, influences both transpiration and the onset of fungal diseases, meaning that monitoring it makes it easier to adjust ventilation or misting systems to reduce health risks without compromising the greenhouse's environmental balance," explain the team at SNIC, a company specializing in
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Source: VFD.com "It retains water without losing air porosity, works within a pH range suited to the crop, typically between 5.5 and 6.8, and starts from a clean medium with no pathogens and no prior agronomic history, which reduces the uncertainty associated with soils that have
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Source: VFD.com in collaboration with the University of Warwick and Farm Urban Ltd., the project will trial a novel, two-stage approach combining early disease detection with sustainable biological control methods. The Greenhouse Innovation Consortium (GIC) is acting as a facilitating partner, supporting knowledge exchange, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring
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Source: HD.com Stellenbosch university: Trials advance residue management and biological IPM for protected horticulture Research presented by Stellenbosch University at the recent Woolworths Vision Zero Grower Day demonstrated how residue analytics, protected cultivation, light-trap monitoring, and biological control technologies are increasingly converging into integrated pest management (IPM) systems
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Source: VFD.com Over about 10 days, seeds are propagated, germinated and harvested. Greenspace founder and CEO Peter Fox said the expansion represented a broader change where companies are moving beyond sustainability as just a concept. "We're shifting from a framework where buildings simply consume resources, to
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Source: HD.com Turkey: Retirees turn 40-square-meter greenhouse into 4,000-square-meter operation Thanks! Producing nearly 1.5 million seedlings annually, the entrepreneurs strive to keep up with orders coming from all over Turkey. Two retired workers in Tokat expanded their seedling production, which they started as