Plantworks Limited

UK raspberry production was worth £109M in 2014, but a further 11KT of berries, worth £59M, are imported each year. A 20% increase in the 14KT of fruit produced p.a. in the UK could be expected to reduce imports by 2.8KT, and raise the value of the UK industry by £15.7M p.a.. However, improved on- farm management of water and fertiliser inputs is needed t...

PlantWorks Ltd is the UK's only mass producer of mycorrhizal fungi and one of Europe's largest manufacturers, based at the Kent Science Park and East Malling Research. PlantWorks currently produces in excess of 100 tonnes of high grade inoculum every year and is managed by a core group of scientists with expertise in mycology, bacteriology and plant scien...

This proposal focuses on increasing the yield and ensuring fruit supply from substrate strawberry production. To avoid soil borne diseases, nearly 40% of strawberry production is grown in soil-less substrate under protection where nutrient and water are better controlled according to the crop requirement. This proposal will develop new biological products...