High-tech biology and physics lessons from the greenhouse

Biological and natural principles are being practiced in the greenhouse on a daily basis. As a result, growers reduce their emissions and avoid using chemical crop protection products. The transition from soil to stone wool growing media in 1969 and the invention of bumblebee pollination in 1988 were only the start of a whole range of innovations in the area of controlled and natural cultivation.In this Food Forward we speak about the latest developments in the greenhouse with Peter Maes of Koppert Biological Systems, Jim van Ruijven of the Wageningen University & Research, Business Unit Horticulture, and Sander van Golberdinge of Grodan. These include: