The Context

"With over 200 million plants produced every year, we are a point of reference in the nursery sector. Our activity is divided into four macro areas: leaf vegetables, soilless production, industry tomatoes, and fruit plants. Around 20% of our market is abroad. We have made numerous investments lately to expand and improve our facilities." 

Lately, Marconi Vivai has also invested in renewing lighting, and it has carried out tests with alternative spectra to identify the best solution in collaboration with C-Led. It opted for sodium lamps, and the results have certainly been encouraging. The collaboration between the two companies, which started with the illumination of grafting rooms, now strengthens with the supply of products for greenhouses.

"Thanks to the right light, different for every phase, the quality of plants has improved, and consumption is lower. By choosing the right lamps, we have noticed an improvement in the quality of tomato, basil, cucumber, eggplant, and bell pepper plants with an energy saving of 50%,"

From the article "A growing nursery thanks to innovation" published by Cristiano Riciputi on Fresh Plaza on Tue 16 Apr 2024.