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EASY PLANT LOWERING
The Challenge
• Lowering the tomato plants is one of the most time consuming tasks for workers.
• Plant lowering height is difficult to control.
• Plants are damaged during lowering.
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ROBUST STEM SUPPORT
The Challenge
• Stem bending and constricting.
• Diminished vitality of the top portion of the stem.
• Significant reduction in cucumber yield and quality.
• Tangled stems.
• Difficult and time consuming maintenance and cleaning.
• Drain on time and manpower.
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COST EFFECTIVE TRELLISING SYSTEM
The Challenge
• Taller greenhouses with high trellising wire are significantly expensive.
• Workers must climb to maintain plants.
• Plants are tangled and block air flow to the produce, promoting fungus and disease.
• Fruit is damaged by contact with main stem and trellising twines.
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BRANCH AND CLUSTER SUPPORT
The Challenge
• Developing additional branches significantly adds to trellising costs.
• Lower clusters rest on the ground and rot.
• Lack of plant support leads to loss of additional produce.
• Twine support is difficult to install, unreliable and ineffective.
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SHORT CYCLE TRELLISING
The Challenge
• Trellising for short cycle crops is time consuming and less cost effective.
• Workers must climb to adjust the plant as it grows.
• Stems are tangled and disorganized.
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SIMPLIFIED PEPPER SUPPORT SYSTEM
The Challenge
• Wooden poles are expensive bulky and heavy.
• Installation is time consuming and difficult.
• Spacing of twines narrows near each pole and constricts the plants.
• Disassembly, cleanup and sterilization is time consuming.
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