Botany and The Greenery have jointly launched a new project: 'Strawberries year-round - fossil-free'. This three-year project focuses on developing a new, improved cultivation strategy for strawberries, with the ultimate goal of a fossil-free future for greenhouse horticulture in 2040. The ambition is to grow and produce climate-neutrally by then.
In August, the first plants were set for an unlit winter crop. The researchers will explore two main cultivation tracks in the coming years:
☀️1. Fossil-free cultivation without cold in winter and a harvest yield comparable to that of a heavily forced crop
❄️2. Fossil-free cultivation with a limited amount of cold in winter and a harvest rate comparable to that of a conventional forced crop
This approach offers the opportunity to learn and improve each year, thanks to intensive cooperation with growers from The Greenery. Their insights and experiences are very important for Botany researchers to arrive at the best strategy.
Source: Botany