cultivator are more and more significantly changing their cultivation strategy out of option or necessity . Either agency that makes them eager to understand the result of their decision . Sensors help grower do that . Sendot render those sensors , but since January 1 , 2023 , it also provides a more extensive counsel political program under the name Sendot Plant Monitor .
" We want to guide growers for a longer catamenia , " says Arie Draaijer , this Dutch company ’s technological manager and senior investigator . Sendot notice that , in this way , far more can be gained from plant and greenhouse measurement data . " Sometimes datum shows that green fingers can be even greener . "
photograph decently : Arie Draaijer ( top ) , Erwin Gräfe ( bottom )
OptimizationSendot is known for its photosynthesis and O - measuring sensors . That will persist so , even after infix the Plant Monitor . " We want to use this to help growers optimise their culture , " adds Commercial Manager Erwin Gräfe .
" That ’s after , say , switching from SON - thyroxine to conduce inflammation . " This is an illustration of a presently common nursery adjustment . " Our photosynthesis sensing element sacrifice growers quick sixth sense into how their finish scheme change affect the plants , " he says .
They are build inroads in heating too . Arie point to a Dutch bell pepper grower who turned his greenhouse ’s 24 - hour temperature down to 16 ° C . " That ’s never been done before . Growers are pioneers , and sensors help with that . They have to pull through , but raiser are also sequester the chance to get a better grip on their finish . That requires more data and guidance on how to render that data in good order . We want to tender some of that . "
An active Sendot sensor is being used in Lycopersicon esculentum culture
acquire to understand dataNot that Sendot was not already doing that . The consultants were already pay growers many visits . The Plant Monitor will aid the advisors in helping growers who preface or apply Sendot sensors for longer . " Just like cardiologists have to know how to read ECG , growers must learn to read photosynthesis and oxygen datum , " explain Arie .
He says O can be damp down into " keeping everything squeamish and constant , not doing anything unbalanced , and influence the watering properly . " But photosynthesis is slightly more complicated . " You have to take to read the data from photosynthesis measuring sensors . It ’s about learning to think from the plant ’s perspective , " Edwin add together .
Quick gainsIn Sendot ’s experience , growers using the photosynthesis detector gain their first insight after about two month . " Those are often quick win . But each season ’s different . That ’s why it ’s good to go into a longer operation of measure and interpreting information with each other . " Some frontwards - thinking raiser were already doing this twelvemonth ago , but now ' the masse ' are following suit . " We require to practice the Plant Monitor to serve these agriculturalist too . They must make gains with their existing or lately adapt cultivation scheme , " Edwin continues .
grower who take the Sendot Plant Monitor measure out and direction route get an evaluation and research reputation . " Growers can use this to set their row for the coming year . We also point out potential bottleneck . "
Sendot has discovered that preserve data is even more important than gathering it
datum - driven decisionsThis specific data allows for progressively precise finish intervention . Arie bring up another pragmatic instance , this time from tomato cultivation . He knows growers who bribe CO2 are , for business reasons , come out to weigh CO2 drug more carefully . " These agriculturalist stop dosing CO2 and begin ventilate at a sure time of sidereal day . Then , precious CO2 disappears from the greenhouse . "
Growers can use Sendot detector to watch when to stop CO2 dosing well . " They can see what CO2 costs , at what production they ’re running , and when it ’s best to stop . There are also worldwide model for that , but you’re able to see when to block up far more exactly with the right data , " Arie explain .
A Sendot sensor is being used for orchards
Event on January 12The economical situation has speed up the mental process in which raiser use sensors and the information they provide . " New Cultivation and datum - drive culture have gained impulse . " Sendot is , therefore , find that cultivator have even more question . " They say , ' We added an Energy Department screen , but fear a dead clime . Can we get penetration into that ? ' "
A good intellect for Sendot to coordinate an event around usual question and current issues . On January 12 , ' Plant Insights ' will take place at the World Horti Center in Naaldwijk , the Netherlands . " We ’ll focus on flora brainwave from different slant and claver various tribulation . We require to promote attender to think about what they ’re doing and what they could still do with measure perceptiveness , " Arie concludes .
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