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Collapsology: can greenhouse cultivation save the world? local intensive production are part of the solutions

Collapsology: can greenhouse cultivation...

28 March 2021
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The word collapsology is a neologism that draws its origin from the Latin collapsus which means to collapse, to sag, to collapse. This current of thought is based on the principle that our current systems are approaching their limit. According...

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Optimal daily light integral for leafy greens crops with hydroponic system NFT

Daily Light Integral interactive tool for...

27 February 2021
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DLI is now a common term (measurement) used by commercial growers and plant scientists. In this article,an interactive and useful tool made by Joanne Logan and James Faust to check the Annual and Monthly DLI Values (mol/m2/day) in the United...

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Influence of CO2 concentration on the CO2 uptake

Plant physiology : photosynthesis, role of...

26 January 2021
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Photosynthesis is a bioenergetic process occurring in chlorophyll cells (located in chloroplasts) when photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) light is present. CO2 is an essential gas for the process of photosynthesis. This gas is present quite...

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Intensive organic rapsberry cultivation under high-tunnel in North America

Raspberry cultivation in greenhouses: high...

30 December 2020
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Raspberry imports to North America have increased in recent years. Raspberry cultivation under protected environment can provide good yield in the fall if the duration of the growing season is long enough. Moreover, raspberries production under...

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Greenhouse engineering: psychrometric chart

Air humidity – How to read a...

29 December 2020
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The "psychrometric diagram" of humid air is a tool to facilitate the representation of air transformations. [...] The basic concept is that there is a relationship between temperature and saturation humidity

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local production and alternative crops in 2020

Next-Generation of greenhouse growers in...

31 October 2020
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In general, three crops (vegetables / fruits) are the most represented in North America through the provinces and states. Indeed, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers are frequently found in Canadian and American greenhouses. [...] Lately, high...

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