The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Naofel's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

About Naofel

Dr Aljafer is working in a smart-Ag which aims to develop the LED lighting and control systems to facilitate the development of multi-tier, environmentally autonomously controlled growing environments. It focuses specifically on prototyping lights delivering a colour spectrum matched to the photosynthetic needs of plants, the control systems and the software that manages the lights through the growing cycle of a target of many species of crop and pharmaceutical plants. The project will develop, test and modify the lights in a purpose built test facility in order to produce the right LED lighting solution that meets the technical and commercial needs of growers and propagators and enables manufacturers to produce the right products at the right price. The intention is to produce a standardised controlled LED light system that can be readily and easily adapted for the growing of specific and individual crops, to facilitate the development of a major new horticulture supply model in the market with emerging technology. Also, he worked with the FIND project to detect and diagnose plant diseases using imaging techniques: Chlorophyll Fluorescence (CF) Imaging and Normalised Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI). He is also aiming to optimise early detection methods of nutrient deficiency and disease symptoms for crops grown in open field, greenhouse, and plant factory systems.

Teaching

Contact Naofel

naofel.aljafer@plymouth.ac.uk

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