Debunking the myth - Low energy tomato growing - Grodan

Breaking the myth: Drain is the goal

In this episode, we debunk the myth that a specific drain volume is the goal for steering crop development. Discover how Grodan's innovative irrigation solutions allow precise control of water and nutrient supply, leading to optimised crop development.

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Episode 2: No extra savings possible with LED lights

Marcel Raats, Plant Specialist at Philips Horticulture LED Solutions, debunks myths about costs in LED tomato growing. Explore how advanced lighting strategies can significantly reduce costs while imp

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Episode 3: Dehumidification is costly

Ronald Thijssen from Ammerlaan Construction debunks myths about energy use in LED-grown tomatoes. Discover how smart dehumidification cuts energy costs and improves climate control and steerability

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Episode 4 - Quality Tomatoes with Low Energy Input

Cees Ammerlaan, Specialist Product Development High Tech Tomato at BASF Nunhems, debunks myths about the quality of tomatoes grown with low energy heat input. Discover how the Vitalion variety excels.

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Episode 5 – Crop development speed on low energy growing

Tiemo Bodemann, Sales Manager at Ridder, debunks myths about low-energy tomato growing. Discover how the right screens help maintain plant temperature and optimise development with less energy.

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Episode 6 – Water uptake always means weight increase

Kees van Vliet from Wireless Value debunks myths about low-energy tomato growing. Discover how pre-night irrigation, smart sensors, and data modeling boost yields and save energy.

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Episode 7 – Lower water uptake negatively impacts fruit quality

Ruud Kaarsemaker debunks low-energy tomato growing myths in our “Breaking the Myth” series. Discover how water uptake affects fruit quality and how smart nutrition boosts size, brix, and leaf area.

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Watch the vlogs on low energy tomato growing under full-LED lights.

Grodan is collaborating with Signify and other partners (BASF Vegetable Seeds, Ridder, Normec Groen Agro-Control and Wireless value) to define how an LED-winter crop can produce high yields of high-quality fruits. Watch the videos to learn more.

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Philips - Lighting

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Ridder – Climate compute

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Wireless value - Data collection

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BASF – Variety selection

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Normec Groen Agro Control – Nutrients

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