A Japanese farmer has achieved a yield of 12.5kg of strawberries per square meter in his greenhouse with Hydroponic Systems' lifting system. This is sensational data since this type of cultivation lines manufactured by the Spanish company managed to minimize the shading levels in the plants, maximizing their production capacity.
In this sense, in the last harvest, the lifting cultivation lines achieved a little more than double the strawberry production per square meter compared to other soilless plantations in greenhouses in Japan that do not have Spacer units. More specifically, it obtained 1kg per plant in the lifting system with twelve rows per canopy, while the average yield is 0.6kg in other hydroponic units without this Hydroponic Systems patented part formed in 6 or 8 rows.
This is a linear cultivation unit with vertical movement capability, i.e., the crop rows are raised or lowered to create aisles for harvesting or plant inspection. Thus, the lifting system allows for an increase in planting density since it is not necessary to take into account the spaces for the aisles in the greenhouse design. Moreover, as the results of this Japanese farmer show, it is able to circumvent the shading levels between rows. Thus, it is possible to double the total production, reaching over 125,000 plants per hectare.
These units are topped by the Spacer, a patented piece that allows maximum use of the surface for the substrate bags while favoring drainage and avoiding humidity and consequent diseases. Under the Spacer is a gutter that can be installed in various ways depending on the customer's needs. rikkuma
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