Micropropagation Services (E.M.) Limited

Our collaborative project will develop a method for producing Sphagnum moss at scale for commercial processing into sustainable growing media, with a particular focus on producing quality sterile growing media for vegetable seedlings, hydroponics and vertical farming. Our growing media will enable the horticultural sector to achieve the Defra target of el...

Commercial extraction of peat as a growing media is unsustainable and mandated by DEFRA to cease by 2030\. Exploited peatlands are a net source of carbon dioxide emissions through oxidation of the unsaturated peat layer, equating to between 18.5 to 23 MtCO2e/year in the UK, equivalent to 4% of annual UK CO2 emissions. Peat remains in high demand as altern...

This project seeks to establish a method for growing Sphagnum moss on a large scale to provide a sustainable alternative to peat in horticulture. Natural peat is expected to run out within 2 decades, and harvesting is causing great harm to the environment. Sphagnum grown on a commercial scale offers an fast, effective and sustainable solution to this mark...

Harvesting and subsequent degradation of peat bogs is a growing and controversial problem, with this limited resource having a finite lifespan, meaning natural peat sources are running out. DEFRA are currently working to completely phase out the use of peat based products in UK Horticulture by 2030. Existing natural peat bogs are harvested for use in hort...

It is not possible currently to propagate and grow sphagnum in large quantities, which has meant that until now the market for sphagnum has been niche (model railways, hanging baskets, orchids, dried flowers etc). Micropropagation Services Ltd (MPS) have researched a unique technique for the micro-propagation of sphagnum which offers the potential to grow...

The project main aim is to provide a sustainable solution to the inherent problems of the greenhouse protected cropping industry through proposing a low-cost energy saving and climate control system. The project presents an innovative integrated approach to enhance the energetic performance of greenhouses and improve the yield of various protected crops t...

Metavesse is a project which investigated the production of plant cell secondary metabolites derived from two specially selected plant cell lines. The cell lines were selected from amongst Evesse Apple vaieties based on their projected yield of (-)-epicatechin monomers and specific procyanidin oligomers. These cell lines are intended for use in cosmetics ...