04PLANT SPECIES
01 Historical Background
VegetablesTomatoes
CucumbersPeppers
BasilMint
Thyme
HerbsLettuceSpinachArugula
Leafy greensEchinacea
Medicinal plants
02INPUT
SubstrateWater
Hoagland - formulated what is today the most known
nutrient solution
12,000 B.C.
1699
1860
1900
1935
1940-45 2010
1984
Transition from humter gatherersto agrarian sociey
Sachs and Knop made the first nutrient solution
for plants
First known multilayered Vertical Farm
John Woodward - mint plants in a hydroponic system
Interest in hydroponicsexperiments with nutrient solutions
instead of soil
WWII - hydroponic food production
to supply the U.S.A. army
The book “The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century:
by Dr. Dickson Despommier added vision
to the use of the technology
- Climate computers monitoring nutrient solution, humidity, CO2, temperature and light.
- Broad light recipe: a steady 150 to 200μmol/m2/s of photons. Broad recipe: 75% red (630nm), 15% blue (450nm), 10% far red (730nm).
- Substrates: clay aggregates, rockwool, coco and many more...
Automation
CO2
Carbon DioxideSeeds
- Plants filter water, what they transpire is almost deionized water.- The LED technology has a long life span, it can be used during many cultivation cycles.
03 OUTPUT
Used Substrate
O2
Oxygen
CropsHeat
Nutrients
Energy
05 OVERVIEW
CO2
O2
II
Plants
Circular Economy and Vertical Farming