Investigate the commercial viability of growing Alliums in a protected cropping environment.

研究在受保护的种植环境中种植葱属植物的商业可行性。

• 批准号: 10074169
• 金额: $ 47.68万
• 依托单位: STOURGARDEN LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10074169
• 关键词: Investigate; commercial; viability; growing; Alliums

Standard growing practices for field crops such as alliums must be updated to overcome challenges presented by climate change and the increasing prevalence of soil-borne diseases.Onions (the main focus of this project) are a staple for UK households - in constant demand throughout the year as a foundation ingredient in dishes prepared by families across the nation.Onions are susceptible to diseases such as Fusarium, white rot, neck rot, and downy mildew, and land used for growing onions can only support their growth for one in every six/seven years, as any traces of plant matter left in the ground post-harvest can lead to re-infection. It is becoming increasingly difficult to secure suitable 'clean' land for farming onions to meet demand. Alongside land pressures, farmers are being urged to contribute to improving UK food security and reducing food miles by growing more produce locally.One approach to addressing land scarcity, reducing CO2-heavy inputs, and better controlling disease in the growing of onions is to move this traditional 'field crop' into a CE.**Aeroallium**Through this project, Stourgarden will be the first UK growers to test the viability of protected growing for onions on a commercial scale. We anticipate the following benefits flowing from the development of a CE system for onions:-Reduction in water use through capture and recycling-Avoid infection of soil borne diseases such as Fusarium-Significant reduction of nutrient inputs, and elimination of any risk of nutrient run-off impacting waterways and ecosystems-Removal of the need for heavy farm machinery for growing and harvesting processes-Increased automation leading to decreased reliance on low-skilled labour, with new, skilled technical and engineering roles created as Stourgarden develops its CE capability-Significant reduction in land pressure - freeing up land for growing other crops, enabling land to be rested more often, improving soil quality and rewilding margins-Remove reliance on importing onions to cover gaps in the UK growing season (vastly reducing transport-related emissions and improving the UK's trading position)-Remove impact from climate change-related adverse weather during the growing season, which can typically affect crop yield by up to 30%-More reliable crop will deliver supply chain security for retailers and households-Reducing need for cultivation of soil which releases significant amounts of stored carbon-Increased company profitability and growth in sector with traditionally low margins, and thus gains for the regional economy and UK Plc

必须更新诸如葱等邻域作物的标准增长实践，以克服气候变化和土壤传播疾病的越来越多的挑战。对（该项目的主要重点）是英国家庭的主要需求 - 在整个过程中始终需求一年作为全国家庭准备的菜肴的基础成分。易感性疾病，例如镰刀菌，白色腐烂，颈部腐烂和毛霉，以及用于种植洋葱的土地，只能支持每六个/六/七年来，由于收获后地面留下的任何植物物质都可能导致重新感染。越来越难以确保合适的“清洁”土地来满足需求。除土地压力外，正在敦促农民通过在当地种植更多的农产品来改善英国粮食安全并减少食物里程。解决土地稀缺，减少二氧化碳的投入和更好地控制洋葱的疾病的方法是移动通过该项目，这种传统的“田间作物”成为了Aeroallium **，Stourgarden将是第一个在商业尺度上测试洋葱生长的生存能力的英国种植者。我们预计，洋葱的开发从CE系统开发出来的好处： - 通过捕获和回收的避免避免的土壤传播疾病的捕获和回收，诸如镰刀菌的营养输入的减少以及消除任何营养运行的风险 - 影响水道和生态系统对重型农用机械的需求进行驱逐，以增长和收获过程增加的自动化，从而减少对低技能劳动的依赖，并随着Stourgarden的CE CAPICATION CE CATICALICE-SIGNICATIC SIGNICATIC SIGNICATIC-SIGNICATION SERT降低土地压力 - 释放土地以增加其他农作物的种植，使土地更频繁地休息，改善土壤质量并重新野生野生地段，依赖进口洋葱以弥补英国生长季节的差距（大大减少了与运输相关的排放并改善在生长季节，英国的交易位置） - 与气候变化相关的不利天气产生影响，这通常会影响农作物的产量高达30％ - 可靠的农作物将为零售商和减少家庭提供供应链的安全性，以减少种植土壤可释放大量储存的碳储存的公司的盈利能力和传统利润率较低的行业的增长，从而获得了地区经济和英国PLC的增长