Greenlabs Develops Industry's First 'Fully Controlled Plant Factory'

Implementation of High-Value Plant Cultivation through Optimal Environmental Control of Light Source and Temperature

Data agriculture startup Greenlabs announced on the 7th that it has developed the 'Farm Morning Fully Controlled Plant Factory,' which applies cultivation recipes for more than 10 crops through strengthened R&D of plant factories. Photo by Greenlabs

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Greenlabs, a data agriculture startup, announced on the 7th that it has developed the ‘Farm Morning Fully Controlled Plant Factory,’ which applies cultivation recipes for more than 10 crops through strengthened R&D of plant factories.

The ‘Farm Morning Fully Controlled Plant Factory’ utilizes technology capable of environmental control such as optimal light sources and a wide temperature range, enabling the cultivation of various high value-added crops. Currently, cultivation recipes for more than 10 leafy vegetables, including Isabel, Stanford, and Romaine, are provided. Greenlabs plans to expand cultivation recipes for functional crops and high-income crops to help increase the income of farms adopting plant factories.

Year-round stable planned production by crop is possible through automatic environmental control. By controlling artificial growth environments (light, temperature, humidity, CO2, etc.) within the plant factory, crops can be produced regardless of external climate conditions. Artificial light LEDs applying the optimal light intensity and spectrum for each growth stage, designed in-house, and double sterilization minimize contamination and maximize crop yield. Additionally, the company explained that it can produce pesticide-free clean crops by completely blocking pests and diseases.

Greenlabs explained that the fully controlled plant factory differentiates itself by applying a wider temperature range compared to general plant factories, enabling the cultivation of various crops. They added that functional crops require a wide temperature range to express secondary metabolites well under cold and heat stress, and many medicinal crops are cold-tolerant, so they developed a wide temperature control range.

Andonghyun, CEO of Greenlabs, said, “In an environment where strengthening smart farm technology competitiveness is essential to solve future food problems such as climate crisis and food shortages, we have promoted the first-ever integration of cultivation recipes into a plant factory in the industry,” and added, “We will continue R&D for fully controlled smart farms to prepare for sustainable agriculture.”