In a trial between Signify and Wageningen University, two chrysanthemum varieties will be tested under the influence of different light recipes in combination with natural daylight.
Wageningen University and IUNU have entered into an exclusive agreement to work on closed-loop autonomous growing for the most common commercially grown lettuce varietals.
We asked growers, suppliers, and others from across the controlled-environment industry about the key factors affecting innovation in greenhouse production today. Here’s what they had to say.
Signify, Wageningen University & Research, and Nunhems recently conducted research that shows that the use of far-red light can produce an additional yield of almost one fifth in some tomato varieties.
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is developing a prediction model that calculates the effect of cultivation measures on crop quality attributes such as Brix content.
A gerbera harvesting robot originally developed by Wageningen University has improved significantly over the past year, although it is unclear when it will be available to growers.
The Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs Business Unit of Wageningen University & Research developed a 3D model that determine the distribution of heat in the greenhouse.
There’s been a lot of discussion around the circular economy, but it hasn’t been clear what it looks like or the role that greenhouse horticulture can play in it.
With workers becoming scarce, older, and in some cases more isolated, Wageningen University in the Netherlands is seeking to identify the employee personas of the future.
Entomologists from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands are investigating new natural enemies for the control of small mites in several crops.
