Italy: Nuenda develops incubator that facilitates grafting

Producing grafted plants for the professional cultivation sector requires a lot of experience and a lot of attention from the nursery and its operators, especially while the grafts take root. Seedlings, which are already stressed by the treatment, will also have to deal with variable temperature, humidity and lighting conditions which influence the development of the plant and therefore the quality of the scar tissue.

 

A high-quality graft leads to a better development. But how does the Nuenda system work in the nursery production process?

"Our incubator enables the monitoring of all environmental variants and is therefore the perfect habitat for an optimal development of the two seedlings. Lighting, temperature and humidity are all monitored by our system, so high-quality grafts can be obtained throughout the year with lower labour and logistics costs," explains Stefano Recupero.



The lighting in incubator units emits a light as similar to natural sunlight as possible. Intensity and quantity can be adjusted to adapt to this very delicate phase.

Nuenda incubators can "house up to 60 containers, twelve per shelf, which are completely independent and insulated. Everything was studied to enable nurseries to monitor the environment, including sterility conditions."



Various nurseries in the Ragusa province cooperated on the development of Nuenda. Although newly established, the company can count on a vast experience and focuses on the research, development and distribution of innovative technical means. Stefano Recupero explains it in the video below.