๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐โ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐?
STRAWBERRY๐๐โ
8/26/20251 min read
A recent study on commercial strawberry greenhouses shows that ๐๐โ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค โ especially in larger or long-shaped houses.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ for better COโ use:
๐ฟ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ~๐๐๐ ยต๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅโปยน in the canopy for best energy efficiency. Higher levels donโt translate to proportionally higher photosynthesis.
๐ฟ ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ uneven COโ distribution can slash yield gains.
๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐ โ circulation fans (with care to avoid crop damage) can reduce hotspots and dead zones.
๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐โ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ in large houses work better than one oversized generator.
๐ฟ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐โ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ to keep it in the crop zone instead of drifting upward.
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐: Smarter COโ delivery can lower costs, cut emissions, and still boost yields.
How uniform is your COโ distribution right now?
Source:
Zhang et al. (2023). Eco-friendly strategy for CO2 enrichment performance in commercial greenhouses based on the CO2 spatial distribution and photosynthesis.
Scientific Reports volume 13, Article number: 17277