Brazil: Research evaluates tomato plants more adapted to vertical farm cultivation

Published 2021년 9월 17일

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A partnership between Embrapa Hortaliças and the vertical farm company 100% Livre aims to evaluate tomato strains for indoor vertical farm systems for their productivity and economic viability. The research, over 12 months, will be conducted indoors with hydroponics and artificial lighting, focusing on fruit quality, plant architecture, and potential for multiple crops per year. The collaboration is part of a larger two-year project to develop models for vertical farm vegetable production, with a focus on high-added value, shorter production cycle vegetables like tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, and avocado.

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Strains selected under the tomato genetic improvement program of Embrapa Hortaliças (Brasília, DF) will be evaluated for their productive performance in controlled and closed environments, that is, in indoor vertical farm systems. The research is the result of a technical cooperation contract between the Unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and the company 100% Livre, which operates a vertical farm in the center of the city of São Paulo with a focus on the retail trade of produce. In addition to analyzing the productive potential, the experiments must prove the adaptation of the lines to the indoor production system, as well as the economic viability of tomato production in vertical farms. The experimental tests will be carried out in indoor protected environment conditions, with the use of hydroponics and artificial lighting, in an Observation Unit installed in the company's vertical farm located in São Paulo. The project team expects that, at the end ...

Source: Embrapa