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Energy prices are rising, pests are becoming more dangerous, varieties are constantly changing, and customers are demanding ever-better quality. On top of that, governments are demanding lower energy consumption and less use of chemicals. This calls for optimized control based on your plant’s needs. Combining plant feedback with other datasets is key to producing consistent, high-quality crops, with the lowest possible environmental impact and cost.
This is where sensors like helioSENSE™ make a difference. It is the world’s first non-intrusive, real-time canopy biofeedback sensor. HelioSENSE™ measures how efficiently the plant is carrying out photosynthesis and provides real-time feedback on plant health, stress levels, and growth progress.
HelioSENSE™ can identify and quantify drought stress, making it a more accurate plant indicator and preventing stress that affects your yield. HelioSENSE™ also determines the light –use efficiency threshold (LUEt), identifying optimal and maximum light levels for the plant per day. This decreases the risk of overexposing the photosystem and optimizing growth based on optimal and maximum light levels, providing the best lighting strategy per day.
Paired with Heliospectra’s helioCORE™, light levels can adapt automatically to the plant’s needs. Combined with energy prices, the system can automatically determine the most cost-effective way to reach a targeted DLI setting – saving up to 20% on your energy costs.
By collecting data from a square meter, rather than taking point measurements, helioSENSE is the first accurate remote fluorescence sensor.
With real-time biofeedback, growers can read out what the pant needs. This powerful shift enables more consistent production and better use of resources.
Because when the crop can speak, it’s easier to give it what it needs.
Heliospectra is currently installing helioSENSE in production greenhouses.
If you want to be among the first growers to benefit from this new plant centered approach, please contact Bram Meulblok: bram.meulblok@heliospectra.com
Heliospectra is a pioneer in intelligent LED lighting and control systems, selling its first multi-channel LED light already 15 years ago. Today, Heliospectra is a leader within the Agtech and University segment and delivers their lighting systems to commercial greenhouses worldwide. For more info visit www.heliospectra.com.
Let your plants speak.
