🌞 With PAR+, you no longer need to close your screens!
by Romy Steenkamer03 June 20252 min read
During periods of intense solar radiation, crops can suffer from light stress, which can lead to: 💧 Water stress, growth retardation, and 'going limp' 🔥 Burnt fruits and flowers
Traditionally, growers close their screens to protect the crop. While this reduces stress at the top of the crop, it also blocks valuable sunlight and can disrupt the climate in the greenhouse.
💡 Fortunately, with our PAR+ coating, things can be done differently.
By diffusing the incoming daylight, PAR+ distributes the light intensity more evenly over the crop. This ensures that:
✔️ Screens need to be closed later or less often
✔️ The crop can handle a higher PARsom
✔️ Stress is reduced, without loss of light
We see this reflected in practice, for example at NH Paprika. Here we monitor the PAR values at the top of the crop under our PAR+ coating vs. the department without our coating. On a sunny day, the screens in the uncoated part of the greenhouse had to be closed around 12:00 noon. In our PAR+ section, this was not necessary, allowing 20% more daylight to enter, without stress or damage to the crop.
👉 The result? Healthier plants, better growth, and more efficient use of daylight.
Curious about what PAR+ can do for your greenhouse? Feel free to contact us.
💡 Fortunately, with our PAR+ coating, things can be done differently.
By diffusing the incoming daylight, PAR+ distributes the light intensity more evenly over the crop. This ensures that:
✔️ Screens need to be closed later or less often
✔️ The crop can handle a higher PARsom
✔️ Stress is reduced, without loss of light
We see this reflected in practice, for example at NH Paprika. Here we monitor the PAR values at the top of the crop under our PAR+ coating vs. the department without our coating. On a sunny day, the screens in the uncoated part of the greenhouse had to be closed around 12:00 noon. In our PAR+ section, this was not necessary, allowing 20% more daylight to enter, without stress or damage to the crop.
👉 The result? Healthier plants, better growth, and more efficient use of daylight.
Curious about what PAR+ can do for your greenhouse? Feel free to contact us.