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More light ensures higher production of Alstroemeria - A higher light intensity ensures a higher production of Alstroemeria. Moreover, the lamps ensure that less fossil fuels are needed. This is the... -
Tulips grow in winter, thanks to the summer sun - Tulip flower growers use their greenhouses mainly in winter and spring. In these periods the greenhouses have to be heated. In the summer the... -
What makes humans so great at cooperation? - Having too many top players in one sports team negatively effects the team's overall performance. The individual’s competitiveness conflicts... -
How to make 'resilient citizen-driven food systems' happen - Increasing urbanization rates, loss of natural resources and the effects of climate change are challenging the sustainability of European Cities.... -
American and Dutch Ministers of Agriculture open emission-free KAS2030 - Minister of Agriculture Schouten and her American colleague Sonny Perdue jointly opened the demo-greenhouse KAS2030 located at Wageningen University... -
Jordanian vegetable growers increase sustainable production - In Jordan vegetables are grown in in plastic tunnel greenhouses. A cheap solution. But the production per square meter is low, certainly when water... -
Huge increase in tomato production in Saudi Arabia due to targeted watering - Growing conditions in Saudi Arabia are very difficult. The climate is dry and warm. Nevertheless, the Greenhouse Horticulture Business Unit of... -
Model the climate and the crops: bring your production to the top! - Imagine steering the roses to bloom just before mother's day. Or designing the ideal greenhouse for growing tomatoes in the tropics, in a desert or on... -
(R)evolution in plant breeding: new options for better photosynthesis - It seems so logical: each plant carries chloroplasts that contribute to the optimum growth and development of the plant. At least that is what has... -
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery - It’s no secret that many insects are struggling worldwide. But we could fix these insects’ problems, according to more than 70 scientists...
