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Sampling of nutrient solution

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Lab-grade nutrient diagnostics for hydroponic reliability

Crop Urbanis audited nutrient chemistry, adjusted dosing routines and trained operators so an indoor farm in Yekaterinburg could stabilise EC, pH and micronutrients.

Documented outcomes shared with stakeholders

Services used

  • Crop management & fertigation

Crops

  • Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers

Region

  • Europe

Project overview

Frequent nutrient imbalances caused yield losses in commercial greenhouse in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Crop Urbanis was engaged to conduct lab-grade nutrient diagnostics and develop corrective protocols that operators could easily implement and sustain.

Challenges & approach

  1. Source water shifts altered EC and bicarbonate loads unpredictably.
  2. Manual dosing steps introduced human error and inconsistent records.
  3. Biofilm in tanks and lines undermined sanitation and oxygenation.

Our contribution

  1. Performed lab assays on water and solutions, issuing corrective blend ratios per crop stage.
  2. Implemented semi-automated dosing with standardised logbooks and alarm thresholds.
  3. Established sanitation SOPs featuring shock treatments and line inspections.

Outcomes & proof

Metric Result Context
Diagnostic report Delivered Lab results + actions
Recipe recommendations Issued Ion targets
Lab templates Delivered Sampling + logs