This week, I am introducing a member of our team! These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet growers in person. Trevor Charles is the Chief Science Officer of Metagenom […]
It’s already been six months since we launched Healthy Hydroponics! Time is going by quickly in the midst of the pandemic. We continue to thank our growers, some of whom we know are operating at reduced personnel capacity. As a small operation ourselves, we are working hard to process samples and continue to develop our […]
Our first Pathogen Profile is on Pythium as it is the most common pathogen that our growers have expressed concern about. This does not come as a surprise because Pythium is ubiquitous and known to cause root rot in a variety of greenhouse hydroponic crops.
One way we are helping growers understand the scientific terminology commonly used when discussing microbiome is by creating a glossary of terms.
In this post, we will give an overview of our hydroponic plant microbiome (microbial communities) project and catch you up on updates over the past few months. Read on to find out! The Goal of Understanding the Hydroponic Plant Microbiome With the growth of the world population, climate change, global crises, and access to affordable […]
Are you a greenhouse or indoor farm grower and interested in participating in our studies, or just want to get more information about our plans or our technology? We are pleased to announce a virtual info session, scheduled for Sept 28, 11 am EDT. This session is being organized by OMAFRA. See this blog post for details. […]
Feeding the world’s growing population in ways both sustainable and nutritious represents one of the defining challenges of the 21st Century. Meeting this challenge requires not only producing more food, but also the right kinds of food, of high quality, accepted by consumers, profitable to growers, and grown in an environmentally sustainable manner. Controlled environment […]