Bioreactor supports water quality and plant resilience on pepper farms

Since pepper grower Arthur Mooijman has focused on resilience, his plants have remained more vital and are less affected by diseases and pathogens. Since the commissioning of a bioreactor that aerates and microbiologically enriches the irrigation water, these effects are even more noticeable. “Plants benefit more from oxygen-rich water with good micro-organisms than from sterile water,” he says with conviction. “I no longer have root diseases and my plants are clearly more vital and stronger.”

Peperteler investeert in waterkwaliteit: “Je wilt een microbiologisch evenwicht opbouwen”

About six years ago, pepper grower Arthur Mooijman decided to invest in a plate aeration system due to algae problems in his water tank. Now that Mooijman has a greenhouse in Berkel en Rodenrijs since 2021, he has also started investing in this location. Since March of this year, an Oxybull system from Agrona has been operating here as well. Additionally, the grower also utilizes an ABR Bioreactor.

Life Sciences Review: Agrona belongs to the top 10 biotech horticultural companies

Life Sciences Review: Agrona belongs to the top 10 biotech horticultural companies. Traditional methods of cultivation in the horticultural sector are based on climate, but the focus is now also shifting to improving water quality. However, most water disinfection methods eliminate all bacteria and fungi, including those that are good for soil health.

Agrona's ABR BioReactor has been selected as one of the innovative, revolutionary products in horticulture

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Better Roots And Cleaner Water With An Aeration System

Agrona's OxyBull aeration system ensures an optimal oxygen concentration in the water and root environment. XL Bloom Youngplants in De Lier has been using the OxyBull since March. Powerful pump with a capacity of 60 m³/hour blows a lot of air into the water, causing a lot of movement in the water.

SeedCare From Oosterleek Uses Bioreactor For Clean Water

Healthy water is essential for Mark Cologne of SeedCare, seed production company. He has had an Agrona bioreactor on his farm for five years now, which provides clean water with good bacteria, giving him more resilient plants.

Bioreactor For Clean Water And Drip System

Seed cultivation company SeedCare in Oosterleek, North Holland, produces 40 different crops of seeds for national and international breeding companies under 2 hectares of glass. The vegetable crops, such as cucumber and tomato, are grown in the ground.

Wet Novelties At Renewed HortiContact

Just a small hour and HortiContact 2020 will show it's renewed fair. Water remains an important theme at the fair. Their renewed machines are presented by Ridder and Agrona, among others.

OxyBull Moves Water Throughout The Water Storage Tank

Agrona's OxyBull aeration system provides crystal clear and healthy oxygen-rich water at VG Orchids in De Lier. The aeration system has been expanded with an oxygen sensor for continuous oxygen measurement in a basin or silo. By connecting to a climate computer, the grower can monitor the oxygen content.

SeedCare from Oosterleek uses bioreactor for clean water

Healthy water is essential for Mark Cologne of SeedCare, seed production company. He has had an Agrona bioreactor on his farm for five years now, which provides clean water with good bacteria, giving him more resilient plants.

Tomato grower sees: more oxygen, more fruit, and a clean silo

Paul van Paassen, with 2.2 hectares of glass, has invested in his irrigation water quality and Oxybull, Agrona's aeration system, in recent years. This is now paying off in vital roots and healthy plants.

Better roots and cleaner water with an aeration system

Agrona's OxyBull aeration system ensures an optimal oxygen concentration in the water and root environment. XL Bloom Youngplants in De Lier has been using the OxyBull since March. Powerful pump with a capacity of 60 m³/hour blows a lot of air into the water, causing a lot of movement in the water.

Increased oxygen improves strawberries' rooting

Agrona's OxyBull aeration system ensures an optimum oxygen concentration in strawberries' water and root environment. In the Netherlands, greenhouse strawberry company Dutch Berries has now installed a third system. The aeration system now boasts an oxygen sensor. It continuously measures the basin or silo water's oxygen content. It does so by linking to the climate computer.

OxyBull moves water throughout the water storage tank

Agrona's OxyBull aeration system provides crystal clear and healthy oxygen-rich water at VG Orchids in De Lier. The aeration system has been expanded with an oxygen sensor for continuous oxygen measurement in a basin or silo. By connecting to a climate computer, the grower can monitor the oxygen content.

Mineral uptake

The main majority of horticultural crops are on substrate. With that you can steer the fertilzer very well. Strangely enough, however, we do not make optimal use of this in horticulture. We systematically give an oversupply of water and fertilizers. Nobody knows exactly what the effect is. There are indications. Nitrogen, for example, mainly stimulates leaf and stem formation. A smaller supply would be good for flower formation and setting. But managing this requires that you can measure precisely the needs of the plant and the levels in the nutrient solution from day to day. And much more insight than we have now. Methods are gradually being developed to adjust the mineral supply more to the needs of the plant.

Better root hairs and cleaner water with OxyBull aeration system

Agrona's OxyBull aeration system ensures optimum oxygen content in the water and root environment. XL Bloom Youngplants in De Lier has been using the device since March of this year. A strong pump with a capacity of 60 m3/hour blows a lot of air into the water, so there is plenty of movement.

Oxygen gets rid of algae

“At first, the filters silted up with algae every few days, now we practically no longer need to clean them. In addition, the root development is very good. We see a lot more roots and practically no more dead material. "

Wet Novelties At Renewed HortiContact

Just a small hour and HortiContact 2020 will show it's new fair. Water remains an important theme at the fair. Their renewed machines are presented by Ridder and Agrona, among others.

More Bacteria Can Also Mean More Stable Growth

It was long thought that bacteria had to be fought, but it is now clear that this idea is wrong. According to Nadir Laaguili of Agrona, it is not about fighting bacteria, but about finding the right balance. The company has developed a plug-and-play nursery for beneficial aerobic bacteria.

New Step Taken For Better Water Quality With Aeration System

You do not replace a “tricky” pepper gutter that does not make it possible to drain from the side. In order to take steps with the oxygen content in the mat and thereby prevent root problems in the course of cultivation, Personal Vision chose to work with an aeration system. “An hour before the first watering, the Oxybull ensures that the oxygen level in the drain silo is back up to standard”, says cultivation specialist Roel Klapwijk of the company that grows red block peppers on 7 hectares in Bleiswijk.