Development of a grow-cell test facility for research into sustainable controlled-environment agriculture
- Submitting institution
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The University of Lancaster
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 238243672
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.07.008
- Title of journal
- Biosystems Engineering
- Article number
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- First page
- 40
- Volume
- 150
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 1537-5110
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Funded through the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation and, primarily (>£100k), by the partner company NP Structures Ltd. (Colne). The Managing Director of NP Structures is an industry co-author. Uniquely, the article takes a whole engineering system approach, addressing the design, construction, optimisation and testing of a functional grow-cell, with a cost-effective mixture of novel and off-the-shelf components. The real-world trials were conducted by Bordon Hill Nurseries Ltd., who found the system improved the crop yield and reduced water consumption.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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