Integrated environmental control of rate variables and resource use efficiencies of plant factory

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24580366
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural environmental engineering
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: KOZAI Toyoki 千葉大学, 環境健康フィールド科学センター, 名誉教授 (90081570)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 植物工場 / 統合環境制御 / 資源利用効率 / 速度変数 / 施設園芸

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Resource inputs (light energy, electricity, CO2, water, fertilizer, etc.) and value creation (carbohydrates, oxygen, produce quality, yield, economic value, etc.) in plant factories were measured, and its ratio or cost performance was evaluated. The results show that the high resource use efficiencies and cost performances with respect to light energy, carbon dioxide and fertilizer. However, it was found that electricity and light energy use efficiencies should be and can be further improved. Based on the results strategies for reducing the production costs were proposed.

Free Research Field

農業環境工学