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Project

Cross-talk: Modelling the crop-climate dialogue to optimize resources, production and quality in plant factories and greenhouses

Outputs and Outcomes

Publications

What is the limit of vertical farming productivity?

Sebastian EichelsbacherClaudia R. LukschGerd Patrick BienertThomas D. AlcockKathy SteppeLeo F. M. MarcelisFrancesco OrsiniEva RosenqvistHans LambersErik RunkleTracy LawsonSenthold Asseng et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY

Far-red increases tipburn development at different PPFDs and planting densities in an indoor vertical farm

Ellen Van de VeldeLauriane Van WilderCédric SchindfesselPieter VermeirDanny GeelenKathy SteppeMarie-Christine Van LabekeEmmy Dhooghe

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

A detailed plant model in CFD that resolves the microclimate around individual leaves

Wito PlasToon DemeesterZaaquib AhmedJonas CoussementKathy SteppeMichel De Paepe

A1 Journal Article in BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Building a reduced order model from CFD data on leaves to evaluate optimal climate conditions

Wito PlasToon DemeesterMichel De Paepe

Simulating the heat and mass transfer of a leaf

Wito PlasToon DemeesterMichel De Paepe

A virtual tomato plant for optimising assimilation light in greenhouse cultivation

Jonas CoussementRune VanbeylenKathy Steppe

Analysing the local climate in a plant factory in CFD by simulating the heat and mass transfer of the plants using a realistic plant model

Wito PlasToon DemeesterMichel De Paepe

Simulating leaf transpiration from the stomatal level using CFD

Wito PlasToon DemeesterMichel De Paepe

Leaf morphology, optical characteristics and phytochemical traits of butterhead lettuce affected by increasing the far-red photon flux

Ellen Van de VeldeKathy SteppeMarie-Christine Van Labeke

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Using CFD to improve flow conditions in vertical farms using realistic plant geometries

Wito PlasMichel De Paepe

Modelling plant transpiration and leaf climate using CFD

Wito PlasMichel De Paepe