WET Centre Open Event

Niab

NIAB WET Centre hosts  sustainability event

The WET Centre

<a href="https://www.niab.com/the-wet-centre" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The WET Centre</a> will be opened to growers, agronomists and industry technologists on Tuesday 9th May to demonstrate new levels of precision in soft fruit production and its impact on sustainability.The event, which will start at 4pm at <a href="https://www.niab.com/about/locations/east-malling" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NIAB’s East Malling </a>research site, will allow the industry to learn more about the impact of our findings in 2022 and what we are trying to learn in this season. <a href="https://www.niab.com/the-wet-centre" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WET Centre </a>research leader Dr Mark Else will be joined by his colleagues to explain how the Centre has evolved from demonstrating water use efficiency work to learning more about the impact of row position and tunnel environment on plant performance and total yields. Those attending will be briefed on our continuing work to match nitrogen supply to plant demand in raspberry and collaborative research between <a href="https://www.niab.com/welcome-niab" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NIAB</a> and Overland Ltd on use and performance of re-cycled coir substrate. They will also learn more about how the <a href="https://www.growingkentandmedway.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Growing Kent &amp; Medwa</a>y work programmes are supporting fruit businesses, along with a new ‘Business Sustainability Challenge’.<a href="https://www.niab.com/the-wet-centre" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The WET Centre </a>consortium partners will also be on hand to explain how their latest technologies are supporting the Centre in its quest to improve precision and sustainability.Commenting on the event, Dr Else explained that “<a href="https://www.niab.com/the-wet-centre" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The WET Centre</a> has evolved so much since its initial remit to demonstrate best practice in water use, that we want to invite the industry to visit us more regularly to benefit from our progress in precision production and sustainability”.

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