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Sustainable poinsettias from Hesse
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-HE-2019-LPPGDB
Contract period: 01.01.2019
- 31.12.2021
Budget: 399,730 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, plant production and horticulture, fertilisation, soil, product/service, marketing/supply chain
Nowadays, ornamental plants, such as the poinsettia, are grown under the best possible conditions. Production is usually cost- and energy-intensive and takes place in greenhouses. Peat is used extensively as a growing medium, which leads to a sustainability deficit. One consequence of the optimal breeding conditions for ornamental plants is that the plants are insufficiently adapted to the suboptimal indoor environmental conditions and consumer behaviour. This becomes visible when ornamental plants in urban environments show irreversible damage very quickly. The aim of the project is the sustainable production of poinsettias that are tailored to customer needs. The basic aim is to adapt the production conditions to the consumer's future environment. The focus is on the unique combination of social, ecological and consumer-related aspects of ornamental plants. Further project objectives are the adaptation of sustainable, peat-free substrates to a better usability by the consumer and the establishment of a regional value chain in poinsettia production.
Section overview
Subjects
- Horticulture
- Resource management
