At Artechno Growsystems , they expect that the propagation of untested tomato plants in a vertical farm will soon be quick to be used in practice . The company bear a series of new trials with a fresh refinement system : AVF+ Young Plants . Not onlytomato trialsare running , propagation for chrysanthemum and Kalanchoe has also been investigated . Agronomist Joris Groen gives an update on the Kalanchoe tribulation .
The focal point of the Kalanchoe trial is the rooting phase . That crucial stage is something that the agriculturist wants to automatise . To do so , he contacted the Westland vertical husbandry specialists . In former enquiry carried out elsewhere , the grower already gained experience with Kalanchoe in a vertical farm .
Joris with the Kalanchoes in the greenhouse , which were propagated using the AVF+ Young Plants refinement system
Lower light intensityArtechno ’s research , which is focused on the early propagation stage , studied whether it is potential to grow a inviolable , uniform plant with lowly light intensity . " And with less expensive , blue light , " Joris contribute . " The outcome show that generation with this low calorie-free vividness is quite possible . "
flora material for Kalanchoe now often come from Africa . Those who start working with the AVF+ Young Plants construct can commence propagating flora material topically themselves . One advantage is that the number of plants per square metre can increase here , thanks to multi - layer propagation .
accelerate rootingBesides rootle a uniform plant is also of import for the grower ’s future programme . The plants from the perpendicular farm are now in the nursery . " Visually , you could see here which plants come from the upright farm . The grower is delighted with the timber and speed of rooting , " shares the agronomist . " And with the higher flora denseness . "
Also not insignificant is the step-down of the propagation loser rate . In the Kalanchoe test , this process well . The clipping were staked manually . " The failure rate that there is , is due to this . When taking cuttings by hand , sometimes affair go amiss . "
Unlike lettuce , a now wide grown crop in vertical farms , the develop cycles for ornamental crops such as Kalanchoe take longer . This is exactly why the acceleration that can be achieved with multiplication in a vertical farm ticks all the boxes . " Rooting ordinarily withdraw three workweek for Kalanchoe . In the trial with AVF+ Young Plants , rooting took two weeks . That one week increase counts , especially if the better - root plant life also buds quicker . "
inquiry with chrysanthemum is also ongoing
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