A plant nursery protocol to produce Phytophthora-free cork oak seedlings

Because variables such as temperature and humidity have a profound effect on the activity of crop pests, diseases and natural enemies, the ability to monitor environmental conditions within a crop has always been important for crop protection.

• Brassica
• IPM
• monitoring
• pest
• crop
• diagnostics
• detection
• decision support
• application
• techniques
• sprayer
• drone
• UV
• sensors
• environmental conditions
• greenhouse
• case study
• temperature
• humidity

The production of vegetables is not always easy dueto weather variability or soil availability. To tackle these barriers, producers often resort to greenhousesas a solution. In addition to being a stable alternative to outdoor cultivation, greenhouses can be very sustainable systems if resources are used responsibly. Innovation facilitates in many ways the efficient use of resources.

• vegetable production
• greenhouses
• resource efficency

Industrial hemp cultivation is growing worldwide, due to numerous possible applications of the seeds and stems. In addition, industrial hemp and has positive environmental impact on crop rotation, biodiversity and climate due high productivity and yet low fertilizer and pesticide needs.

• industrial hemp
• bioeconomy