A major limitation to confirming the true potential of new biopesticide products and integrated pest management programmes is that they require carefully designed experiments in order to demonstrate reliably their effectiveness. Commercial scale trials, often required for product registrations, necessitate the use of flexible glasshouse designs, so that methodologies can be matched to products, while avoiding cross-contamination.

The CHAP Advanced Glasshouse Facility at STC achieves this by allowing controlled and customised trials to be undertaken on a range of crops, including those grown under deep-water hydroponic systems and in the field including precision spraying.

Biopesticide facility build and development.