Producing Greenhouse Leafy Greens in Warm Climates
In response to the increasing interest in controlled-environment agriculture (CEA), Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Dallas established the Urban Controlled Environment Agriculture (greenhouse, indoor farming, and high tunnel) program in 2019. Genhua Niu was also relocated from El Paso Center to Dallas Center in September of 2019 to lead the program. Since then, Niu and her team have started research and Extension activities in urban CEA.
In a webinar on Feb. 24 at 2:00 p.m., Niu will present her research on light spectrum and answer questions such as:
- Does light spectrum matter for end-of-production supplemental lighting?
- Does light spectrum affect microgreen yield?
- Can we produce leafy greens year-round in greenhouses in warm climate?
In addition, Niu will briefly introduce the CEA team and Extension activities at Dallas.
Niu earned a Ph.D. in Horticulture in 1997 from Chiba University. She joined Texas A&M AgriLife Research at El Paso Center in 2004 to research urban landscape water conservation and salinity and drought tolerance of horticultural crops. Her current research focuses on specialty crop production in urban controlled environments. She is the co-editor and author of the book “Plant Factory – Indoor Vertical Farming for Efficient Quality Food Production” (1st & 2nd edition) and the latest book “Plant Factory – Basics, Applications, and Advances.”
The webinar is presented by GLASE. Click here to register.
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