The production of Rootbarrier come out in 2020 as an initiative of LKP Plants and Modiform to slim down root adhesion , which helps reduce production loss in the transplantation phase . Rootbarrier is an anti - root adhesion coating from Modifom that is apply to the cultivation tray . Furthermore , this coat does not dissolve during the cultivation process and has no effect on the recycling operation .
At the bit , a number of cultivator utilize Rootbarrier in their mature process , and many others have already tested it and are overconfident about it despite the slightly larger investment funds .
To give the product extra attention after two years and to say about the current state of affair , Martin van Dijk of Modiform and Hans Koolhaas of LKP plant life opened a booklet about this anti - root adhesion solvent .
Rootbarrier ’s use"Rootbarrier is being used more and more for many different Cartesian product eccentric because it reduce loss . Preventing plant damage , less solution damage so that the plant can stay on to maturate well , that ’s what the grower earnings mannikin , " enounce Martin .
This makes Rootbarrier a majuscule answer for many growers to decoct ancestor adhesion , but the glasshouse that use it the most is , of grade , LKP institute itself , which sure as shooting sees the benefits reflected in their production . However , it ’s not just a antic product to reduce production loss . optimise automation also play an important role when it comes to choosing Rootbarrier .
" We take away the plants from the tray after a few weeks , we then sort out them and put them back into similar trays . If you are n’t able-bodied to mechanically move out the plants from the tray during this process because the roots are stuck , then you already face a major challenge since your mechanization ca n’t carry on . This means you ’d have to answer for for special toll and labor hours for employees to manually murder the plants from the tray , which increases operation time and damages . It ’s like pulling a person ’s hair . That ’s fundamentally what you ’re doing , " pronounce Hans .
So it ’s doubled . You really have to get the root damage and mechanisation under control , which is a self-aggrandizing plus simply by being able to get the plant out of the tray .
" You could also permit the plant life grow a bit honest-to-god in the tray as you get a minuscule more time to let the plant life mature since the roots will eventually come off more easily . Another grower will have to remove the plants from the tray sooner than they would if they were to use Rootbarrier . "
And for those products , that induce a big difference , every action cost growth . If you may keep your plants together for a small longer , you may have more product per square meter , which is a great advantage . But the microclimate around the plant also improves since it can now grow slightly prominent . at long last , this also means that the grower is a bit more flexible in their production physical process .
For what plants does Rootbarrier bid a solution?Rootbarrier has already become an indispensable part of the growing cognitive process for many growers . But you will always suffer from root bond with certain plant if you do n’t sleep together the dispute . You see this a bunch in epiphytes , for exercise , or other plant with a fairly dynamic root system . Roots of these type of plants stick to the plastic and do not really come loose . An good example is the genus Phalaenopsis which has such an alive root system that the roots can even pierce through plastic trays .
It is majuscule for plants that can really endure from tooth root bond , but regrettably , it ’s not potential to get rid of the adhesions altogether . You really have to be capable to use the added value with your crop . The companies that now use Rootbarrier are , therefore , larger company that have already experienced the result . For them , it is almost indispensable .
Some crops that profit from this admit greenish plants such as hedera , philodendron , grasses , and blossom works such as bromeliad and orchids .
" play fact ; with different plant life mintage , you ’ll see root bond take place , especially during major changes in the climate , admit in the greenhouse . With bromeliads , this mainly occurs in former spring , around the period from the death of February to the rootage of April . During that flow , we often have extreme stem adherence when it becomes more vivid outdoors . We also see this from the ending of September to October , just after the summertime when the plant gets more light , " enjoin Hans .
Orchids also endure from this around the same period , concord to Martin , who was an orchid grower himself . For this reason , orchids are also one of the crop that may be the focus of follow - up study concerning the use of Rootbarrier .
Next steps for RootbarrierFor now , Rootbarrier is mainly calculate towards vernal plant propagators in floriculture , although Modiform is looking at which markets and crops Rootbarrier can offer solution for as well .
Another developing they are work out on relates to the coating of the trays . The nano - covering they apply makes the Rootbarrier what it is , but this also include its price . They are currently looking at whether they can lend oneself the coating more efficiently without lose lineament .
" utilize the finish has its mental process fourth dimension , if we can shorten that , we may also be able to dilute the price , " says Martin , who is sour on improving the Rootbarrier operation for Modiform .
IPM EssenDuring the coming IPM Essen , from 24 to 27 January , Modiform will , of course , be there again with Rootbarrier to supply an update to the growers on the current res publica of affairs of the product and to share the growers ' experience of the past two years .
" Our Rootbarrier medical specialist will also be present at the IPM , and we would like to invite cultivator to visit our sales booth . "
For more information : Martin van DijkModiformAmbachtsweg 153831 KA , LeusdenTel . : +31 ( 0)33 434 31 66Email:[email protected]www.modiform.com
Hans KoolhaasLKP PlantsVan Hasseltweg 12751 GZ , MoerkapelleTel . : 079 - 593 27 91Fax : 079 - 593 22 68Email:[email protected]http://lkpplants.nl/
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