Here we document active trials and development work as the questions, methods and results become ready to share.
Early trials at Swift CEA are examining how fixture placement, intensity and light distribution relate to crop uniformity and plant performance within a multi-layer cultivation system.
Because much of our lighting hardware is designed and built in-house, the physical configuration and control strategy can be adapted as the research question develops.
Shiso (Perilla frutescens) is a specialty crop originating in East Asia and is not a conventional Dutch crop. We are using it as an ongoing test case for the value of controlled cultivation outside a crop's traditional production context.
The trial is framed as a multivariable optimisation problem: balancing time to harvest, biomass yield and marketable crop quality under controllable lighting and environmental conditions, while keeping energy and resource use explicit.
If a crop, technology or cultivation decision is difficult to evaluate in normal production, we can discuss a focused trial or research collaboration designed around the question.
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