A trial run for a new fertiliser concept by B+H Solutions GmbH in gerbera at Schouten Opti - Fleurs has turned out well . What ’s more , the harvest is now more vigorous , less susceptible to stress , and more lively , with a significant increase in the number of flowers per m2 . Sendot ’s sensors provide proof that the photosynthesis efficiency of the plant increases significantly soon after the first program .
Robert Zuyderwijk and Erwin Gräfe
Some years ago , B+H Solutions , a German manufacturer of fertilizers , came on the market with so - call Nano fertilizers . These fertilizers , which check , among other thing , minute quantities of silver , iron , Ca , and fuzz , must be dribble along with the water . The effect of these plant food is manifested in photosynthesis . This has first been proven in various cultures ( for instance , olives and avocados ) , then in growing nursery vegetable , and now also in growing cut back flowers .
This leaf sensor measures photosynthesis
For this , Robert Zuyderwijk , B+H Solutions ' illustration in the Netherlands , first had to get a proper beachhead . More or less by opportunity , he joined a presentation by Erwin Gräfe of Sendot , which develops sensing element that can be used to measure how alive a flora is ( i.e. , whether it grow sugars ) . upgrade this industrial plant bodily function is precisely what the nano fertilizers promise to do and for which the photosynthesis meter should be able-bodied to allow for ' validation . '
practical app of the Nano fertiliser also results in a better - branched root organization
After this event , they countersink up a serial of run , include this one at Schouten Opti - Fleurs . " A practical trial is important , " Robert get it on , " because the grower himself has to take part . Weather conditions and natural plant life characteristics influence the measuring outcome , and as a investigator , you are not necessarily able-bodied to represent them . A gerbera , for example , needs 11 week before more product becomes visible because the plant first produces an supernumerary leafage from which the extra flower can grow . So when we repeatedly measured up to 30 % more production , and the grower was capable to swan and excuse that himself using Sendot ’s data analysis , we could weigh on his pastime . "
A tank with the Nano fertilizer , which is dripped along with the regular watering
Same result with less lightSchouten will soon be put on the fertilizers to his intact farm . The findings are supported by earlier trial run in roses at , among others , a roseate grower in De Lier and at De Ruiter Innovations in Amstelveen , where good results were also achieved . calculate on the rose motley , 10 to 30 % more fore are glean . Because the Nano fertilizers primarily get photosynthesis , the growers can also do with less lighting . This is , of course , interesting from an energy item of eyeshot and therefore in terms of price . Last wintertime has show that up to 25 % can be saved on energy to achieve the same crop results .
Opti Fleur ’s colorful nursery
" This is also a great projection for Sendot , " concludes Erwin . " It proves that our sensing element are really made to be used in a greenhouse . They are handy and give an insight into how the plant acquire . An experiment like this illustrates that . The fact that the results are positive in this compositor’s case is nice , of course , but for us , that is essentially a side issue . It does , however , show that sire and interpreting data on the development and activity of the plant can help a grower enkindle his culture to a higher level . "
For more info : B+H Solutions GmbHRobert Zuyderwijk[email protected]www.bh - solutions.eu
SendotErwin Gräfe[email protected]www.sendot.nl
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