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Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Group
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/controlled-environment-agriculture-research-group
Led by Dr Hail Rihan, the Controlled Environment Agriculture team works together to advance the use of dynamic lighting technology to grow food and medical crops.
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Europe’s lost forests – study shows coverage has halved over six millennia
Research led by the University of Plymouth shows more than half of the forests across Europe have been lost over the past 6,000 years
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SoilSCAN: Soils, Science and Community ActioN
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/centre-for-research-in-environment-and-society-ceres/soilscan
University of Plymouth research: The SoilSCAN citizen science programme aimed to test the use of handheld AgroCares soil scanners as a tool for mapping whole community soil characteristics at a resolution beyond that achievable in conventional research.
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Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/sustainable-productive-systems
University of Plymouth research: The Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) is addressing the challenge of sustainably feeding an expanding global population.
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Agri-Tech and Controlled Environments
Agri-Tech and Controlled Environments - Driving innovation in smart technology for agriculture and horticulture
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University benefits from £10m project to enhance use of technology in agriculture
Four research projects based at the University of Plymouth have received funding as part of Agri-Tech Cornwall, a three-year, £10million initiative part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, with match-funding from Cornwall Council
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Snails select sources of food based on dislike for smells rather than acceptable taste - study
Plymouth University news: Harnessing naturally occurring chemicals could be used as a means to protect crop seedlings from being eaten by common pests, a study involving Plymouth University and the University of Southampton suggests.
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Helping smallholder cotton farmers to sow the seeds of sustainable cotton production
The University of Plymouth is working with partners in Pakistan to develop machine learning and AI for the early disease detection of major cotton disease.
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Towards the development of Plant Factories
This pilot project aims to implement the LED lighting and control systems needed to facilitate the development of multi-tier, environmentally controlled ‘Plant Factory’ units for growing high value crops in urban and rural settings.
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Improving energy efficiency of a Plant Factory
Can plant growth be sustained under high temperatures when exposed to specific light spectra? Improving energy efficiency of a Plant Factory.
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