Solutions / Berry farms
Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, currants
More marketable berries from every hectare
Root’s controls irrigation and fertigation by root-zone sensors, warns about grey mould and frost and forecasts harvest peaks so you can find pickers in time.
+12 %
of harvest quality
up to 35 %
water savings
18 days
harvest forecast
Harvest forecast · Strawberry, 12 ha
Peak 3–9 June
26.05
4 t
02.06
11 t
09.06
16 t
16.06
12 t
23.06
7 t
30.06
3 t
Pickers needed
38 people
at the peak on 9 June
Grey mould
Risk is rising
3 days of rain in the forecast — ventilate the tunnels
EC 1.8 · normal
FARM TASKS
Berries don’t forgive mistakes with water and weather
Every rainy day during ripening risks losing part of the harvest
Grey mould
Risk forecast by humidity and temperature during ripening — ventilation and treatments on time.
Block A · grey mould risk
Rising
3 days of rain in the forecast
Frost during flowering
Notification and protection switched on.
Uneven irrigation
Fertigation by substrate moisture.
Harvest peaks
Weekly forecast for pickers.
Berry quality
Sugar content and size through nutrition.
2 in 1
Tunnels and open field
One system for different technologies.
A SEASON WITH ROOT’S
What matters at each stage — and what the system does
01
APRIL
Regrowth
Frosts
Ground-level temperature, notifications
02
MAY
Flowering
Frost, grey mould
Flower protection, risk forecast
03
JUNE
Ripening and harvest
Grey mould, rain
Peak forecast, ventilation
04
JULY–SEPTEMBER
Flower bud formation
Drought
Fertigation by moisture
WHAT TO CONTROL
Parameters and norms are already set up
Soil and substrate
4 parameters · updated every 15 minutes
Humidity
Temperature
EC
pH
Air
3 parameters · updated every 15 minutes
Temperature
Humidity
VPD
Weather
3 parameters · updated every 15 minutes
Rainfall
Frosts
Radiation
+12 %
of harvest quality
up to 35 %
savings on water and fertilisers
18 days
harvest forecast horizon
24/7
tunnel control
The most useful thing is the harvest peak forecast. We know in advance how many pickers we need each week, and the berries don’t over-ripen.
Fertigation now follows substrate moisture, and the difference in strawberry quality between blocks has almost disappeared.
Evgeny Petrov
Berry farm, 30 ha, Belarus
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Does the system work in tunnels?
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Yes. Air sensors are added for tunnels, and rules control ventilation.
Can I control fertigation?
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