{"id":1204,"date":"2025-01-29T11:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T09:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ypaithros.gr\/en\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:12:31","slug":"dss-for-horticultural-crops-the-innovative-software-that-freed-the-hands-of-greenhouse-vegetable-producers-in-crete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ypaithros.gr\/en\/dss-for-horticultural-crops-the-innovative-software-that-freed-the-hands-of-greenhouse-vegetable-producers-in-crete\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS-for Horticultural Crops: The innovative software that “freed the hands” of greenhouse vegetable producers in Crete."},"content":{"rendered":"

An innovative digital platform, where anyone can input the analysis data of their crop, is now available to all the producers-members of the \u2018PSARIS\u2019 Agricultural Cooperative for Vegetable Marketing, located in the Psari Forada area of Heraklion, Crete. This platform is the Nutrisense software application, which calculates precisely the fertilization needs of each crop, to minimize unnecessary fertilizer use.<\/p>\n

\"\"The software was created by Professor Dimitris Savvas, Director of the Laboratory of Vegetable Production at the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). He and his research team, through Measure 16 \u2018Cooperation\u2019 and the \u2018DSS-HORTICULTURAL CROPS\u2019<\/a> Operational Group (OG), collaborated with the \u2018PSARIS\u2019 Cooperative and GAIA EPICHEIREIN \u2013 the coordinating body of the OG \u2013 for its implementation. The agricultural cooperative of Heraklion, which has been operating since 2006, includes around 100 members who cultivate cucumbers in greenhouses on a total of 110 acres, mostly for export.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, we started implementing the program on a pilot basis with two producers from the cooperative. One cultivates in soil and the other uses hydroponics. We had direct contact with Mr Savvas from AUA, we conducted analyses on the water and soil, and then we cultivated using the recommended fertilizer quantities from the program. We saw very positive results, so we decided to expand its implementation to all the cooperative\u2019s producers,\u201d says Manolis Papadakis, manager and treasurer of the \u2018PSARIS\u2019 cooperative.<\/p>\n

Staying Ahead of Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Papadakis explains that the cooperative is always ready to implement pioneering techniques. \u201cOur producers are young, on average 40-45 years old, and open to new technologies. They still have 20-30 years of farming ahead of them and we are all trying to stay ahead of developments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cooperative conducted soil and water analyses for all its producer-members. \u201cThe analyses indicated an excess of certain elements. For example, our water contains sufficient calcium, so we don\u2019t need to add any to the crops,\u201d emphasizes Mr Papadakis.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, two weeks ago the cooperative organized a training seminar for its producers to learn how to input their crop data into the digital platform. \u201cOn the platform you can enter the data from the water analysis, soil analysis, and the growth stage of your crop. Then, the platform gives you the fertilization recommendations,\u201d Mr Papadakis explains. \u201cIt tells you: \u2018You will use this much nitrogen, this much phosphorus, this much potassium, this much calcium, and this much boron.\u2019 It tells you exactly what your field needs,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

\u00a020% Reduction in Fertilizer Use is Entirely Achievable<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ultimate goal of the effort is to reduce fertilizer use by 20%, a target considered entirely achievable by using this method, and an even larger reduction may be possible.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that the cooperative\u2019s production reached about 8500 tonns of out-of-season cucumbers from early November to late April, which are exported abroad, and any innovation gives its products a competitive edge. \u201cWe very well received in European markets and we have no issues with traceability,\u201d says Mr Papadakis.<\/p>\n

\"\"Finally, it is worth mentioning that the cooperative is part of an operational group for pest control using beneficial insects. \u201cWe use beneficial insects for 100% of the crop to control harmful insects. We do not use any insecticides in cucumber cultivation. All pest control is done with beneficial insects,\u201d emphasizes the manager of the \u2018PSARIS\u2019 cooperative.<\/p>\n

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