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Excursions

 7th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium

 Excursions

(All excursions will take place on Friday, Sept. 29) 

As part of the side program of IPPS2022, we offer our attendees the chance to experience Dutch culture as well as a taste of the world renowned Netherlands expertise in plant cultivation & production. On the last conference day (Friday 30.09.2022), the organizers offer three different destinations across the Netherlands, from which attendees may choose one to attend.

Details of the respective trips (including costs & duration) can be seen below. Attendees can book their excursions via a separated booking page, here.

For any inquiries regarding excursions, please contact Judith van Veen.

 Jointly organized by:

Hoge Veluwe National Park and Kröller-Müller Museum (Excursion 2)

EXCURSION 2: Hoge Veluwe National Park and Kröller-Müller Museum

At the beginning of the last century, in 1909, the wealthy couple Kröller-Müller bought a large piece of land in the Veluwe. The family, who lived in the west of the country, spent their holidays here. This former estate and private hunting ground is the current 'National Park De Hoge Veluwe'.

The Park

The park covers 5,500 hectares of woodland, heath, grasslands and shifting sands, and is the natural habitat for deer, moeflon and wild boar. On foot or on one of the free White Bicycles, you are free to roam around in nature. The free White Bicycles (1,800 in total) are stationed at the three entrances to the park, at the visitors’ centre and at the museum.

In the visitors’ centre you can learn more about the nature, landscape, animals, culture and history of The Hoge Veluwe. Nature films are shown in the auditorium, and in the Museonder you get a surprising look at everything that lives and has lived under the earth surface!

At the Kröller-Müller Museum, you will find the world’s finest Vincent van Gogh collection and enjoy masterpieces by modern masters such as Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondriaan. The museum is  a treasure trove of De Stijl and futurism, and will surprise you with presentations of contemporary artists. Jachthuis Sint Hubertus is the former country house of Mr and Mrs Kröller-Müller. This ‘total artwork’ by architect H.P. Berlage is one of the Netherlands’ most important monuments. .

In the sculpture garden, you will stroll past works by Barbara Hepworth, Jean Dubuffet, Marta Pan and others.

Program

Costs

This excursion costs €45. This includes bus transport, entrance ticket Park and Museum and guided tour through the Museum.

Maximum 60 people.

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Tomatoworld & Ter Laak Orchids (Excursion 3)

EXCUSION 3: Ter Laak Orchids & Tomatoworld

This excursion consists of two visits to phenotyping related companies.

Ter Laak Orchids
Ter Laak Orchids was founded in 1954 and is currently being run by the brothers Eduard and Richard ter Laak. In the two nurseries in Wateringen, they grow around 6 million Phalaenopsis plants annually for garden centres, florists and retailers throughout Europe. At the moment at any rate; once the new Daylight Greenhouse is ready, they can produce 8 million plants per year on a total surface area of 17.5 ha.

Ter Laak Orchids wants to make a positive contribution to a sustainable world and minimise the environmental impact. They invest in sustainable solutions that help reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions and stop wasting water. The most recent developments is the building of a energy-efficient Daylight Greenhouse and underground water storage. Ter Laak makes optimal use of the surface area by having a second cultivation layer, use LED lighting and grow as organically as possible.

During the excursion you will get a guided tour through the technical and production area, followed by a tour through the inspiration center.

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Tomatoworld
TOMATOWORLD is an information and education centre in Westland that expresses the great value of the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector and its obvious contribution to the global food challenge.

The greenhouse of Tomatoworld is the ultimate data driven greenhouse (DDG), the future of growing! The concept of DDG is, as the name implies, based on the use and analysis of data to optimize crop-health and production. Data is collected 24/7 from the climate computer, sensors and cameras in the greenhouse The IIVO an advanced computer controls the cultivation.

During the excursion you will get a personalized tour about sustainable cultivation methods, innovative techniques and knowledge of the Dutch horticultural cluster.

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Bus 1 (maximum 40 people)

Program

Bus 2 (maximum 40 people)

Program

Costs

This excursion costs €35. This includes bus transport, entrance and guided tours at Ter Laak Orchids and Tomatoworld.

Maximum 80 people (2 busses with max. 40 ppl. each).