MS (Margarethe) Karpe MSc

PhD candidate in project "GREENFARM: Sustainable production of fresh vegetables in vertical farms"; focus on crop physiology, system analysis, sustainable transformation.

MSc in Sustainable International Agriculture; focus on understanding and managing agroecosystems that are exposed to climate risk.

BSc in Ecosystem Management; focus on risk assessment, sustainable systems, agronomy, and vegetable seed production.

Publications

Karpe, M., Lachman, J., Wang, L., Marcelis, L. F. M., & Heuvelink, E. (2025). Potential for urban agriculture: Expert insights on sustainable development goals and future challenges. Sustainable Production and Consumption. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2025.05.001

Kaiser, E., Kusuma, P., Vialet-Chabrand, S., Folta, K., Liu, Y., Poorter, H., ... Karpe, M., ... & Marcelis, L. F. M. (2024). Vertical farming goes dynamic: optimizing resource use efficiency, product quality, and energy costs. Frontiers in Science, 2, 1411259. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2024.1411259

Karpe, M., Marcelis, L. F. M., & Heuvelink, E. (2024). Dynamic plant spacing in tomato results in high yields while mitigating the reduction in fruit quality associated with high planting densities. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1386950. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1386950