Overview
NPEC will enable you to make accurate, high-throughput studies of plant performance possible in relation to relevant biotic (diseases, bacteria) and abiotic (light quantity and quality, nutrients, temperature, moisture, soil pH and atmospheric CO2 level) factors across a range of scales.
The experiments can be performed in a greenhouse compartment with an extensive set of sensors to measure the plant and it’s environment. In growth rooms smaller scale experiments can be performed, with a special chamber for studying the roots of plants using transparent growth media. In the open field crop measurements can be performed using the Traitseeker for RGB, spectral and 3D measurements.
More about the service
Discover more about our service, including how it can benefit you, the delivery process, and the options for customisation tailored to your specific needs!
NPEC does enable to study a plant species on required selection criteria. If you have a large set of available plant species of which e.g. drought stress is unknown, after an experiment in the NPEC greenhouses the resistance to drought stress is measured in a scientific way. Costumers can use this data to train, test and validate AI based crop growth models.
The NPEC greenhouses, growth chambers and open fields are located in Wageningen on the WUR campus. The facilities are available all year round, especially the greenhouses give the opportunity to perform tests throughout the year.
Costumers would have to supply either the plant starting material, or indicate which species or varieties need to be tested.
Costumers would have to supply either the plant starting material, or indicate which species or varieties need to be tested.
The facilities are fitted with a default sensor set, if a certain sensor should be added to the measurements there are possibilities for customisation.
Location
Netherlands
Type of Sector
Arable farming
Greenhouse
Horticulture
Type of service
AI model training
Collection of test data
Data analysis
Performance evaluation
Provision of datasets
Test setup
Test execution
Accepted type of products
Physical system
Other
