Research
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Can you save electricity by dimming both morning and afternoon?
Phalaenopsis growers sometimes use artificial lighting for 16 hours per day, totalling 8 to 10 mol/m2/day, especially in the winter. For a crop with …
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NGG profits from new insight into air movement and evaporation
Over the last ten years the research and experience gained from Next Generation Growing has revealed many new insights about the complex relationship between …
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Construction of World of Westland begins
On 13 September, construction work on the Greenport Horti Campus in Naaldwijk started. The new name was also unveiled: World of Westland. In a …
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Innovations in crop protection ready to put into practise
Researchers and companies are continually developing new techniques for greenhouse production. Therefore, in principle crop protection can reach a much higher level. But to …
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Light induction influences production of compounds and plant physiology
Light is more than just the big mechanism behind photosynthesis. Parts of the light spectrum, or simply more or less light, influence the development …
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CO2-dosing brings huge energy savings with same quality
By dosing lilies with CO2 the light level can be reduced by one third while the quality remains the same. This conclusion was made …
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Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture concludes strategic partnership with Hortivation
A strategic partnership contract was signed by Theo Sanders and Harm Maters of the Hortivation Foundation and Sjaak Bakker of the Greenhouse Horticulture division …
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Four plants selected as promising suppliers of natural cosmetics
The ‘Plants4Cosmetics’ study that Wageningen UR–Food & Biobased Research was engaged to conduct by the Centre of Expertise for Plant Compounds, Bio Base Westland …
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Wageningen UR starts search for sustainable growing media
The greenhouse horticulture industry makes large-scale use of growing media, as these ensure better-quality produce in greater quantities. The current range of substrates, such …
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Wageningen UR for Greenhouse Horticulture’s Veggie Palace wins design award
Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture and its partners won a design award for its Vegetable Palace in West Flanders: an ambitious building for research and …