What will lily refinement look like in 2030 ? Wageningen University & Research BU Greenhouse Horticulture is investigating in the Greenhouse2030 whether sustainable , fossil - free , discharge - free lily flower output is potential in the winter . research worker Paul Ruigrok : " It is a corking collaboration between different research disciplines and agriculturist : finish , biological science and technology . "
The Greenhouse2030 is located at the Bleiswijk research location of WUR and aims to limit the emanation of CO2 , urine , nutrient and harvest shelter Cartesian product and ultimately thin out them to 0 . To this end , WUR is investigating , among other things , whether combining refinement is potential , or : a different crop in the winter than in the summer . An example of this is the combining of melon vine ( in the summertime ) and lily ( in the wintertime ) . On September 23 , 2023 , lily bulbs of 5 varieties were engraft , follow by a root phase in the cold memory board . On October 8 , the lilies were rank in the nursery . The dissimilar varieties will be harvested from the end of November to mid - December . The next cultivation round will follow in early January , until mid - March .
During these cultivations , WUR is enquire how lily cultivation can be done in an vigor - effective and efficient way . In the Greenhouse2030 , four different screen are installed and the air is actively dehumidified . As a result , the window are not opened for dehumidification design . The heat from the moist air is used to heat the greenhouse via a heat ticker . " We are investigating how the lilies react to these finish measures . "
Brown leaf tipsThe research is not just about vim . WUR is also investigating whether it is possible to originate without the use of chemic craw protection agent and the effect of lighting on the crop . The function of LED inflammation can have brown leaf tips . Ruigrok : " We do not make love the exact campaign . That is why we are taking various measurements during the experiment , including the alimentary content in the leaf , evaporation and leaf temperature . In this way , we hope to learn more about the crusade . "
Growers are positivist about the inquiry , says Ruigrok . " We recently had a mathematical group of about 15 growers visiting us . They are already making considerable progress in make their refinement more sustainable , but they realise that more is needed . They are therefore very concerned in the research in the Greenhouse2030 . "
The inquiry is funded by the innovation programme Kas als Energiebron and the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries , Food Security and Nature ( LVVN ) .
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