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IVS Systems Integration - A Holistic Approach

Some day we will grow a plant on the surface of the moon, or perhaps Mars. But until then we will continue to push the boundaries of innovation here on earth, transferring our advanced life support agriculture research to our commercial systems; servicing our partners leading the development of controlled environment agriculture today.

Horticultural production in controlled environments is trendy fodder these days attracting significant support both within the investment realm and urban citizenship, however; the challenge of growing food crops in controlled environments efficiently, and profitably, is not a trivial task.  Securing an intimate knowledge of plant biology - understanding the influence of light quality and quantity must work in concert with the environment - is paramount to the success of any integration of controlled horticulture and artificial light.  Furthermore, optimizing the environment to achieve nutritious, tasty and sustainable options, equivalent to what one should expect from their food choices requires even further understanding of the environmental interrelationships driving photosynthesis.

Taking what we have learned and continue to learn through our collaboration with the world’s leading controlled environment systems research facility at the University of Guelph, Intravision is able to strictly homogenize our plants environment within our turnkey production platforms.  Optimizing spectral composition with aerial management and CO2 balance.  Our research tools are one of a kind in this regard providing Intravision an acute understanding of what makes a plant tick, and allows us to further understand how to optimize growth systems to specific crops to achieve productive controlled environment agricultural.

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High Intensity, Variable Spectra LED Array for Plant Production in Challenging Environments

The aim of our collaboration with CESRF was to provide high powered LED systems to the facilities advanced life support agriculture infrastructure. What resulted was the development of computer controlled spectrum variable LED arrays ranging from UVA through the visual spectrum to IR light. The array has since been used to design high resolution light “recipes” for eliciting targeted responses in specific high value plants.  

The Aurora Star Research Light has been in operation since 2010 at CESRF with tests on a multitude of crops experimenting with germination, photosynthesis, vegetative growth and adaptation studies. Today we have an acute understanding and library on what makes a plant tick and this knowhow has contributed significantly to our understanding of tech-transfer applications including supplemental light for greenhouses, single source lighting for controlled environment horticulture, as well as the development of turnkey phytopharmaceutical plant production platforms.  

For more information on Intravision please visit us at www.intravisiongroup.com