GPE Climate monitor settings
1. Keep a close eye on your greenhouse climate
A better greenhouse climate leads to higher crop yields. With the GPE Climate Monitor, you know exactly if the main growth factors are in balance. In the climate monitor, you define your own light levels with corresponding temperature, humidity and CO₂ level. With the GPE Climate Monitor, you can quickly assess whether plants are experiencing an optimal growth climate, resulting in optimal photosynthesis and therefore improved crop yields and quality.
1.1 The ideal growing climate
Your crops can grow in an ideal environment by setting the desired target values on your climate computer, such as greenhouse temperature, humidity and CO₂. In reality, however, deviations can occur. Such deviations lead to a less optimal greenhouse climate. But how do you track such deviations? And how do you determine the quality of the climate? The right growing climate is a combination of the following factors: light (Mol or J/cm²), temperature, humidity and CO₂. Each radiation level requires certain limits for the other three factors. These factors keep the plant in balance, resulting in optimal production and crop quality. Monitoring the right combination of growth factors in the greenhouse is the basis of the GPE Climate Monitor.
2 Set your limits
To make sure you can get started right away, we also offer default settings for some crops. However, you can change these at any time.
2.1 How can I add limits?
Go to 'modules' and then to 'GPE Climate Monitor'
Here you can see the different departments (if you have more than one module).
Go to the department you want to change and go to 'Climate monitor settings'.
If no limits have been added in the module, you can choose your crop and select 'use default values'. Default values will be set automatically. You can also select 'add section' and then add the number of sections you want.
2.2 How can I change limits?
Once you have chosen a crop or added your own sections, you can set the limits. You can do this by selecting the pencil icon. You can then adjust the various factors (radiation, temperature, humidity deficit or relative humidity and CO2) for each section. After this, choose save to save the limits.
2.3 Is it possible to work with VD and/or PAR?
It is possible to work with humidity deficit and/or PAR (if you have these measurements). For this, the PAR and humidity deficit measurements must be connected in the module. Contact your LetsGrow.com implementation manager or the LetsGrow.com Service Desk if you are interested in using either of these measurements.