Monitoring and optimizing environmental conditions for improved CEA productivity

Consistent plant production is critical for plant product quality and marketability. Plant quality (leafy greens, cannabis or other plants) is influenced by the plant species/cultivar and environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity, light level, light quality, CO2 levels, water quality and quantity, nutrient levels and air movement). Understanding existing variability of the environmental conditions is critical for any plant production operation with the knowledge quantified in one location transferrable to other locations. The objective of this study is to evaluate and monitor the environmental conditions in a CEA operation and modify existing sensor systems to understand temporal and spatial variability.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Lefsrud

Student:

Partner:

Fermes Urbaines Ôplant

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

McGill University

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