PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN MICROCLIMATE FACTORS IN AN URBAN FARM MODULE
REZULTATE PRELIMINARE ALE ANALIZEI PRINCIPALILOR FACTORI DE MICROCLIMAT ÎNTR-UN MODUL DE FERMĂ URBANĂ
DOI : https://doi.org/10.35633/inmateh-67-28
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Abstract
As in the case of humans, in the case of plants grown in protected areas, specific microclimate conditions must be ensured for their optimal development during the growing season. The development of plants is the result of their own genetic characteristics, but this is influenced by the microclimate conditions in the environment in which they grow. In the growing areas, the specific microclimate conditions must be strictly monitored. On the other hand, in the context of climate change and urbanization, there has been a need to develop specialized modules for vegetable production. Growing vegetables on urban farms is an increasingly used concept internationally. In this sense, a team of researchers from the INMA and HORTING Institutes in Bucharest - Romania has developed a collaborative project, which aims to investigate the main microclimate parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, CO2 concentration and light radiation intensity inside a prototype urban farm for research, in which green vegetables and microplants can be grown. Due to the complexity of the phenomena that take place in the closed spaces of culture, the amount of information necessary for the complete quantification of the variables of microclimate factors depends both on the intensity of the thermo-physical processes and on the accuracy of the measuring instruments used. This paper presents the preliminary results of the investigation of the main microclimate parameters within the experimental module. This module is a good laboratory tool that could be used in a series of research on the influence of light radiation on certain characteristics of microplants or vegetable seedlings. Analyzing the influence of the light radiation that reaches the plants, it can be seen that they have a great influence on the way they grow.
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