Measuring is knowing , but does the agriculturalist also bed what happens in the water in between nutrient measurements , and so what encounter indirectly with his polish ? Actually no , but that is the direction to take when agriculturist want to keep optimise . Measuring a lot more is therefore important and CE - Line want to make this possible with an automatonlike water and alimentary measurement system .
Wilco Dijkstra : " Every brace of hr nutritive - rich irrigation water supply , that is our end " . In June , he was present at GreenTech to inform growers about the possibility of the conception in which online nutrient measurements are combined with individual alimental dosage . " The Sensory Factory has worked for ten years on the technology to be capable to measure macro - food at laboratory levels . By bringing the proper reagents and electronics automatically together , which has to be done meticulously , we can assess ten macro - food at the same meter . "
Wilco Dijkstra at GreenTech
Nutrient fluctuations chartedThe greenhouse horticulture is uniquely a sphere where there is a need for appraise nutrients ( ions ) and so it is not strange CE - Line has made the gradation to this sector . " We really come from the water world , and started , when the technique was quick , we started try out at growers . We wanted to see whether what we stated , could also be realised in greenhouse horticulture pattern . It had to be feasible and realistic . "
It is an achievement to be able to assess ten macro - food at the same time , as growers now often work with weekly laboratory results to adjust the fertilization strategy for the next week . " Measuring the drain water system during the practice trial express that there were fluctuations of twenty to even thirty pct in the nutrient level during the day . Even per hour , meaning values were measure . "
" That made us think . cultivator reprocess their drain piss with various alimentary levels , to which fix concentrations of fertilizer is tot up , based on the weekly testing ground measurements . If the yield pee frequently depart , it is then coherent that by add together prepare concentration of fertilizer , the note value of the irrigation water will also vary . Now , growers are often unaware , because they can not measure it frequently . Particularly when see over a hebdomad , such fluctuations in the irrigation water supply can have a serious effect on the polish . "
The accomplished CE - Line concept
insure , if potential fully automatedHaving more insight is one matter , but cultivator also desire to use the extra information for good dominance . That is potential in two ways . " If the agriculturalist already has a organization in place with which fluent fertilizer can be commingle in tanks , the concept can be implemented easily . And if a cultivator already has injection modules for fertilizers , our scheme for nourishing measurements only has to be connected . "
The largest part of the market still work with the a - Bel - tray rule . " Our measuring organization is too fast for that . With a a - b - tray principle , growers can not adjust their irrigation H2O quickly enough , unless there are seven tray to throw more rapidly . In practice session , this is not the shell . In the development in the field of precision fertilization , you’re able to see that individual dosage unit are gaining in popularity . We require to latch on to this development , and therefore we are open to more link with growers and provider to realize this concept together in the greenhouse gardening sector . Growers can lay aside on water and nutrient usage without applied science , and a lucre gain of a few share point seems possible . "
At the moment , the CE - Line concept is also included in a research study by Wageningen University & Research into alimentary specific growth .
For more information : CE - Linewww.celine.frl
Wilco Dijkstra[email protected]+31 ( 0)6 15 209 889
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