Next level plant science in new phenotype lab
With opening of NPEC in September, plant research enters a new era of automation and a lot of data. NPEC stands for Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre. The focus here is not the plant’s genetic baggage – its genotype – but its outward appearance, or phenotype.
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Wondering what this state-of-the-art facility looks like inside? In the Virtual Tour, you can walk through the greenhouses, hear researchers talk about the opportunities NPEC offers them and see the high tech equipment at work.
VIRTUAL TOUR
AGROS: working towards autonomous greenhouses
There is another interesting project in Wageningen. Can you imagine what the future of greenhouse production looks like? Greenhouse horticulture plays a key role in food production for a growing population. But cultivation is becoming increasingly complex: growers nowadays have to balance production with the use of energy, water, and nutrients, and the scarcity of skilled labour that can oversee all the complex processes in a greenhouse. What we need, is an autonomous greenhouse. Watch the video to get to know how WUR researchers are working towards autonomous greenhouses in the AGROS project.
