THECOMMERCIALGREENHOUSEGROWER
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JANUARY 2017
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IPM
NEWS
With the productionmodule
Dynamic, growers have been
promised the opportunity to
create their own choice of
“light recipes” – dedicated
combinations of
spectrum, intensity, timing,
uniformity and positioning to
meet individual needs.
With the right light it is
possible to steer specific
plant characteristics such
as compactness, colour
intensity and branch
development, resulting in the
optimal crop yield and
quality.
You can use it to grow an
ever-changing variety
of crops during the year, or to
investigate the effects of
different light recipes or a
pre-harvest treatment.
TheGreenPower production
moduleDynamic is designed
to enhance efficiency and
flexibility and offer the
research facilities for those
whowant to deepen their
knowledge about the impact
that light and light recipes
have on crop growth.
See our feature on vertical
farming on page 14.
leading international substrate groupKlasmann-Deilmannwho
have numerous sales andproduction companies inEurope,
Asia andAmericawill feature inHall 2.
All over theworld, the company’s growingmedia provides a
vital basis for plant growth, and for growers in the commercial-
horticulture sector.
The company say “Ourmost important rawmaterials includes
white andblack peat that we extract fromour own sites, as
well aswood fibre and green-waste compost that is produced
andprocessed in our own facilities”.
We are developing awide range of activities in the field of re-
newable energy and resources. In sodoing, we are placing our
confidence in the expertisewe have acquired overmany
decades inmanaging land on a large scale and in utilising
biomass, andwe are exploiting synergies between these differ-
ent operations.
Our ambitious sustainability strategy includes reporting in line
withGRI standards and a carbon footprint verified to ISO
14064 as the basis for our company’s future development. Our
goal is sustainable growth and lasting success in all of the
company’s activities. In this, our employees are a foundational
asset, playing a crucial role inmoving our organisation forward
aswe help them to excel.
Klasmann - DeilmannGmbH
Hall 2.0Booth 2D17
Getting steamed at Essen
Hall 3.0Booth 3B52
Gaps in effectiveness and increasing levels of resistance in
weeds anddiseases,
aswell as bans on and conditions governing the use of
pesticides have led to greater interest in steaming in all areas
of horticulture, both in greenhouses and the open.
Increasingly, modern, effective and energy-efficientmethods
are being applied and in greenhouses sheet steaming is being
replaced in some operations through the use of a steaming
hood for the process of sandwich-type steaming. This involves
disinfecting the ground to a depth of 25cm. Initial experiences
generated energy savings of 50%. Thismeans that surface
areas can be treated to a depth of 20-25cm at a heating oil
consumption rate starting at 0.7L perm², in order to
completely removeweeds and soil-borne diseases.
Semi-automatic and fully-automatic steaming in particular are
being used on open fields to combat neophytes such as,
JapaneseKnotweed andYellowNutsedge and have proved
successful.
Steam is also
proving
successful in
combating
weeds and soil
fatigue in
strawberry
cultures and
also in tree
nursery cultures.
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Hall 3.0Booth 3D81
