In one of World Horti Center’s greenhouses, four students from the Horti Technics & Management course are busy growing young strawberry plants. The LED lighting is turning the greenhouse ‘pink’, the plants are getting fruit and there are bumblebees are flying around.

A collaboration between MBO Westland, Vertify, and RED Horticulture is investigating the effect of LED lighting on strawberry cultivation. RED Horticulture has equipped the test site at World Horti Center – where they are also based – with the latest lighting technology.

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