Compared to farmers growing in the open field, retractable roofs can:
- Help harvest crops earlier and for longer periods.
- Improve yields 200% to 300% per sq m allowing for a 50% to 75% reduction in area planted
- Reduce water usage 50% per hectare and up to 75% per kg of tomato
- Increase the natural disease and insect resistance by protecting plants from excessive transpiration
- Reduce the insect reproduction rate
- Reduce and/or eliminate the use of agrichemicals for insect and disease control
- Increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables
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For growers using nethouses or low tech greenhouses, retractable roofs can:
- Help harvest crops earlier and for longer periods.
- Improve yields 60% to 150%
- Double the yield of large and extra large fruit
- Produce fruit that meets the quality standards of both food service and super markets
- Prevent the pollination problems typical in greenhouses by lowering humidity levels
- Increase the natural disease and insect resistance by increasing the cuticle thickness of the plants
- Reduce the insect reproduction rate by reducing temperature and humidity levels
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