Sustainable horticulture innovations 2020 – 2024

Innovative collaboration between Lescrauwaet and van der Ende (including ParXtra and Reflecoat)

Raymond Lescrauwaet has been working for several years with Mark van der Ende, owner of several companies in lighting technology. Among other things, Mark works on making flowers and plants grow more efficiently through visible light and non-visible EMF radiation. For example, he produces LED lighting systems through his company Flowmagic B.V. and works within Viroled B.V. with ultraviolet light to eliminate viruses, bacteria and fungi in an environmentally friendly way.

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The grass is now greener at the AFAS Training Complex

The Aqua4D water system leased by Lescrauwaet BV has made a significant contribution to solving the problems with the grass on the training fields of the AFAS Training Complex in Wijdewormer. “We now have no more dead grass patches. That’s because the water system creates smaller water droplets, getting them into the smallest pores,” says groundsman Wouter Uitentuis.

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Klaver Flowers: saving 10 percent water is no magic after all

The spring water at Clover Flowers’ farm in Ethiopia is abundant, but high in sodium and bicarbonate. So to get the EC down, the grower uses osmosis technology, which is effective but also comes at a price.

When Hortus Supplies International (HSI BV) proposed to start a practical trial with an AQUA4D® water improvement system in cooperation with Aqua4D-Lescrauwaet BV, owner Gert-Jan Klaver reacted somewhat skeptical at first, but also curious…

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AQUA4D watering system creates better root ball at Beekenkamp

Beekenkamp Plant in Maasdijk uses an AQUA4D® water system after being advised and supplied by Aqua4D-Lescrauwaet. First only for the treatment of water for making the press clods for vegetable crops. Shortly thereafter also for the manufacture of baling plugs.

At the site in France, Aqua4D® has been applied for years. The water in France is harder and therefore has a higher EC than in the Netherlands. This is the reason why the nursery there is using an Aqua4D system….

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What does electromagnetic radiation do to plants?
Electricity has become an integral part of our lives. We are surrounded by electrical equipment everywhere and all the time. This equipment often causes electromagnetic fields, which can affect humans, animals, plants and the environment. An influence that can have visible positive or negative effects. High-voltage cables, transformers or transformer houses and transmission masts are well-known examples of sources of electromagnetic radiation.

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