heating for greenhouse Articles
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AGRIMAT - Magen`s root zone heating system for greenhouses
Heating the root zone in greenhouses is a production method that focuses on an optimal temperature for the roots, the benefits are many and the energy savings are proven. Studies have shown that the temperature of the root zone is more critical for crop growth than for leaves. What are the benefits of AGRIMAT? If you ask the experts in the field they will tell you three significant benefits: ...
By Avia Energy
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From Landfill to the Tomato Plant -- Purified Biogas Powers Greenhouse Operation
In 2009, the Board of Waste Management for the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada (RGMRM) found a biogas purification solution through an Eco-Tec Inc. system known as BgPur, which uses a patented, high efficiency gas-liquid contacting process, allowing H2S to be absorbed and the gas purified for reuse in power generation, cogeneration and heating applications. The aim was to purify the landfill ...
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Advantages of heating mats in seed germination
Advantages of heating mats in seed germination Germinator and heated seedbed. Is seed germination uneven and inconstant? Every time you try to germinate seeds then the seedlings do not germinate or eventually dry up. You should know that not everyone has a green thumb or the right equipment. So what do you do? You give up, just like any inexperienced and hopeless gardener would. But it’s ...
By Cofilea srl
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The Role of Wood Charcoal Making Machines in Agricultural Production
Wood charcoal making machines, with their remarkable ability to transform wood into charcoal, hold a crucial place in the realm of agricultural production. Beyond the conventional understanding of charcoal's role in grilling and heating, these machines play a pivotal role in enhancing agricultural practices and sustainability. In this article, we explore the multifaceted role of wood charcoal ...
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Rovero supplies year-round and worldwide
Open just the ridge, open everything, open the side walls - it's all possible with Rovero's plastic greenhouses. Rovero makes plastic greenhouses that are bought and built all over the world, from 9.60 metres span to as much as 16.80 metres. You have to be flexible'. The plastic greenhouses developed, supplied and built by Rovero of Raamsdonksveer can be found all over the world. The company is ...
By Rovero
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The impact of the oceans heating up
Following the hottest July and August on record, the earth’s rising temperature is having a number of knock on effects on rising ocean water temperatures around the world. A new study by The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has described rising ocean temperatures as “the greatest hidden challenge of our generation,” and outlined findings that indicate that ...
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Crops flourish with Scalewatcher
Water is an essential component of horticulture and agriculture whether it is used for irrigating field-scale vegetables, nursery stock, flowers or fruit. Where water contains high degrees of calcium, magnesium and sodium, it can cause nutrient deficiency in plants and crops resulting in stunted growth and poor yields. Calcium also blocks irrigation systems and boilers in heated greenhouses, ...
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What is Glass Greenhouse Cleaning?
Glass greenhouses are widely used in plant production and cultivation. Glass greenhouses are better at maintaining the heat balance as they reflect the heat inside better. Glass greenhouses, which are used for better penetration of heat and light source into the interior, also minimize external effects such as rain, snow, wind and are durable. Glass greenhouse cleaning is done to minimize the ...
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PROPAGATION OF CUTTINGS USING EH-POWERGROUND ELECTRIC HEATING MATS
PROPAGATION OF CUTTINGS USING EH-POWERGROUND ELECTRIC HEATING MATS Electric heating mats are used to increase the rooting and germination rate of cuttings. They are manufactured specifically for this purpose and made in sizes to suit new or existing growing beds. The purpose of using heat specifically in the root zone of cuttings is to induce dormancy in the upper vegetative part and to ...
By Cofilea srl
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Agriculture minimum temperature
Agriculture minimum temperature Prediction of minimum temperature and frost damage is a common method and important application in the field of agriculture like outdoors crop growth. In particular those areas where vegetation can be exposed to low temperatures, frost can be disastrous for young vegetation or fruits.When the IR net radiation can be measured with the LP Net 14 four component net ...
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The Future of Sustainable Agriculture: Urban Farming
By Dylan Fox: Dylan is a student from the University of Western Sydney and we are delighted to carry this story As more people become interested in their food they become more conscious about the farmers they support. Thus, a growing trend of urban farms is developing to satiate the demand for highly-nutritious fruits and vegetables. With the misnomer that people must own land to farm ...
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Robbes Little Garden - Case Study
Robbes Little Garden was first grower in Finland to invest in high-tech vertical farm. Finnish greenhouse technology companies Netled and Novarbo have developed a concept, that enables grower to produce leafy greens in a closed process in extremely energy efficient way with up to 90% lower water consumption compared to traditional cultivation. ”I´ve been looking for ways to ...
By Netled Oy
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EH-POWERGROUND: PLUG & PLAY SYSTEM FOR GREENHOUSES BASAL ELECTRIC HEATING
Heating system EH-POWERGROUND Modular flexible panel Customized flexible panelFeatures of the EH-POWERGROUND system:Plug & Play: the system EH-POWERGROUND combined with control system EH-CONTROL is ready to be used, it is connected to electricity through the client electrical socket without any technical intervention of electricians or technical specialists.Economy: the panels EH-POWERGROUNDs ...
By Cofilea srl
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A new-type rotary drum dryer kills papermaking sludge to reap the benefit of green growth
The paper industry is a big raw material consumer, also an important component of Chinese national economy. With the country's continuous deepening of environmental campaigns, paper-making enterprises have gradually become the focus of attention. We shall get rid of high pollution, high energy-consumption and resource-based models, and gradually switch to a "resource-saving, environment-friendly" ...
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Case study - Pelton Reforestation Ltd., Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
“In 1986 our company used Sidel Systems to design and install a complete hot water heating system in our 135,000 sq./ft. greenhouse. The system was comprised of 51mm heating loops, headers with computer controlled mixing valves, and a 500 HP gas fires Cleaver Brooks Boiler outfitted with a matching flue gas condenser unit. Over the next 3 years we added additional greenhouse space and the ...
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UbiBot SP1 For Greenhouse Light Regulation
To grow plant plants in greenhouses, you need light. The amount of light a plant receives determines the length of time a plan remains active and its rate of growth. The most basic metabolic process of the plant is photosynthesis, and photosynthesis requires light energy. Three Aspects of Light Effect There are three aspects of light that should be considered when determining the effect that ...
By UbiBot
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Green catering tips
It's that time of the year again - party time. Whether it's St Patrick's Day, Easter, birthdays, Christmas, weddings, Thanksgiving, Halloween or Hanukkah, we all enjoy letting our hair down and having fun with friends and family! And with these events, come the mountains of munch-ables - tasty treats of every shape, colour and ingredient. But how green is our spinach really, and should we be ...
By green24
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Reducing the Effects of Methane from Cows in Cattle Farming with Methane Monitors
In 2018, there were an estimated 1.002 billion head of cattle worldwide, an increase of 6.5 million head over 2017.1 Global meat production has continued, and is seemingly continuing, to rise and although cattle now accounts for a relatively smaller percentage of overall meat consumption, there were still over 68 billion tonnes of cattle meat produced in 2014.2 Beef exported from the US alone in ...
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Urban farming is booming, but what does it really yield?
City-based agriculture produces 15 to 20 percent of food globally. In the U.S., its benefits go far beyond nutrition. This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a non-profit investigative news organization. Midway through spring, the nearly bare planting beds of Carolyn Leadley’s Rising Pheasant Farms, in the Poletown neighborhood of ...
By Ensia
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