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Mango trees cultivation under greenhouse conditions

The origin center of the mango is located in Southeast Asia. Today, the mango is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions...

greenhouse growers should pay attention to vapor-pressure deficit and not relative humidity

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Why the Vapor-Pressure Deficit (VPD) is an essential indicator to...

The Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) is one of the main forces driving evapotranspiration in plants. The VPD is the difference...

why coco peat is the best substrate for the greenhouse grower

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Advantages of the use of coco peat in soilless agriculture

Coconut fiber is a product resulting from the transformation of the coconut shell. It is communally called "coco peat" in the...

hydroponic strawberry cultivation under greenhouses

AGRONOMY, POSTS, VEGETAL

Soil-less strawberry production in greenhouses

Strawberries are one of the most important fruit crops in the world. In North America, California and Florida are the largest...

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Vanilla production in a plastic greenhouse

Vanilla is the fruit of some orchids of Mesoamerican origin of which the best-known species is Vanilla planifolia. It is a...

Strawberry hydroponic cultivation in the...

16 January 2021

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Field visit visiting the Benguet States University in the Baguio region in the North of the Philippines doing a presentation in front of the strawberry growers and local authorities.

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...

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

High quality vanilla organic cultivation in Borneo

Traditional vanilla cultivation in Borneo...

24 December 2020

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Field visit in 2019 with Leo of My Kebun Vanilla at Kinarut Sabah in Malaysia. It was an opportunity to discover the traditionnal vanilla cultivation under tropical canopy [...]

High-tech greenhouse for the aqualculture industry in North America a promising concept

Use of greenhouses in aquaculture: shrimps...

2 December 2020

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Shrimp farming is one of the fastest growing aquaculture sectors in many parts of the world. This sector has grown from a small-scale ancestral activity, in Southeast Asia to a global industry. Open-fields ponds without climate control and...

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...

Traditionnal agriculture in Myanmar (Burma) a high potential country for food production

Traditional agriculture in Myanmar (Burma)

26 October 2020

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A glimpse of the rural Myanmar in the Kalaw region on the way to the Bagan temples from Yangon. Farmers are cultivating organic red peppers, cereals, carrots, ginger... using traditional technics.

Colombia horticulture and grenehouse industry is very promising

Colombian high-lands premium quality fruit...

11 October 2020

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The region of Rio Negro in the Colombian region (South America) near the city of Medellin is one of the best place in the world producing high-quality fruits like physalis, passion fruits... Below a glimpse of my field visit in 2017 with...

Colmbian horticulture market a promising future

Colombia (South-America) : A diversity of...

11 October 2020

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Intensive vegetable production has grown in the Colombian high mountains (> 1000 m elevation) to meet changing food demand in urban markets. The flowers industry is historically a strong in the country more particularly around Medellin and...

Black pepper production in the Sarawak region, Borneo island in Malaysia

Sarawak (Borneo) black pepper production in...

19 September 2020

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The black pepper quality from Sarawak, Borneo is renowned around the world. This photo report is an opportunity to introduce a site visit done in 2019 with a Malaysian goverment agency near the city of Kuching (1h).