Objectives and aim
The objective of this working group is to provide an open platform for researchers who are interested in the agricultural production of plant factory and intelligent greenhouse. And this working group aims to promote R&D, communication and education in this field by enhancing information sharing among the researchers, relevant professionals, and consumers and eventually promote the international standing of the CIGR's plant factory and intelligent greenhouse working group in the field. Furthermore, younger generation play an important role in such a new agricultural production in plant factory and intelligent greenhouse, therefore the younger generation initiated researches and communications are strongly encouraged.
| Specific objective 1. | Establishment of SPA system, i.e. environmental control based on plant diagnosis, for stable and efficient agricultural production in plant factory and intelligent greenhouse. |
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| Specific objective 2. | Reduction of input resources by improving the energy and water use efficiencies in plant factory and intelligent greenhouse and minimize their environmental impacts (including vertical farming and supergiant scale plant production). |
| Specific objective 3. | Investigation to clarify the appropriate mechanization and automation maintaining well-balanced relations with human labor. |
| Specific objective 4. | Development of reliable models for accurate prediction of plant growth and yield and for labor control to improve the productivity. |
| Specific objective 5. | R&D for unprecedented agricultural production, e.g. new plant materials such as genetically modified plants and pathogen-free vegetables, in plant factory and intelligent greenhouse. |
| Specific objective 6. | Investigation of availability of artificial intelligence and bioinformatics symbolized by omics in plant factory and intelligent greenhouse. |
| Specific objective 7. | Promote human resource development and training for managers and labors of plant factory and intelligent greenhouse. |
| Specific objective 8. | Establishing the younger generation initiated researches and communications in this field. |