Project

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

Code
01CD10324
Duration
01 November 2024 → 31 May 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Crop science
Keywords
leafy vegetables hydroponics light quality Vertical farming
 
Project description
Within this project, we work towards a functional-structural plant model (FSPM) with emphasis on the dynamic plant-climate interactions. We also aim to control the quality of the final product. Lettuce was chosen as a model plant. Data from trials in varied settings are used for FSPM, and the model is then validated in a vertical multilayer cultivation in Agrotopia.