Abstract
Growers and Dutch government have concluded a covenant in which they express the ambition to reduce the carbon footprint of greenhouse production in order to improve the energy neutrality of newly built greenhouses. Conditioned cultivation in (semi-)closed greenhouses is seen as one of the instruments to reach this goal. It is appointed in the covenant to arrive in 2011 at 700 ha and in 2020 at 2,500 ha semi-closed greenhouses. This paper describes the instruments used to monitor the results of conditioned cultivation in eight semi-closed greenhouses in practice. It addresses the monitoring process, the installations involved and highlights some of the measured data.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse Systems: GreenSys2009, Quebec, Canada, 14 - 19 June, 2009 |
Pages | 1073-1080 |
Volume | 893 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | GreenSys 2009 - Quebec, Canada Duration: 14 Jun 2009 → 19 Jun 2009 |
Conference/symposium
Conference/symposium | GreenSys 2009 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Quebec |
Period | 14/06/09 → 19/06/09 |
Keywords
- Carbon footprint
- Conditioned cultivation
- Durability
- Energy saving
- Sustainability