Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Gartenbau und urbanem Grün
The aim of the project is to produce resilient ornamental young plants under glass with significantly reduced carbon equivalent (CO2e) emissions compared to current production systems. In order to achieve these resource savings, the "young plant cultivation system" is being energetically optimised at various points. The holistic approach combines the aspects of plant cultivation, plant protection, product development, sensor technology and automation as well as farm balancing and consulting with a focus on saving CO2e. Greenhouse trials with special multi-channel LED assimilation lighting (AMB) with a lifting/lowering device will be used to determine how the spectrum, intensity and distance of the lighting can be optimally adapted to young plant growth in order to save energy. The aim of this work package is to produce resilient plants with an economically optimised radiation spectrum while minimising energy consumption.Similarly, trials are being carried out with a patented LED system that emits repellent light upwards from the crop and repels flying insects (plant protection lighting, PSB). This system is combined with LED-enhanced traps in a push and pull strategy. The aim is to avoid pesticide applications in order to reduce resource consumption. In both approaches (AMB and PSB), a control system will be integrated that enables automatic adjustment of the lighting to the irradiation (spectrum and intensity) in the greenhouse and controls the two technologies in combination at a later stage. This includes spectrometers in the cabins to be equipped that measure the incident light and enable the specific addition of the required light quality and quantity with regard to energy efficiency. The tests from the two approaches presented are then combined in order to be able to fully evaluate the cultivation system and to demonstrate synergy effects.
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
