Koidra recently participated in a research project led by The Ohio State University, studying the role of automated climate control in high-wire cherry tomato production under controlled environment agriculture (CEA) conditions.

The trial took place at OSU’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex (CEARC), comparing climate control approaches over a 13-week period. Koidra’s KoPilot platform – built on physics-informed machine learning- was used to manage one greenhouse compartment. The other was managed conventionally.

Under the same growing protocols and planting density, the KoPilot-managed compartment recorded a 9.6% higher total yield. The trial was supported by USDA funding and has been selected for plenary presentation at GreenSys 2025, a leading international conference on greenhouse innovation.

This research contributes to ongoing discussions around data-driven strategies for supporting growers and managing complexity in greenhouse systems.

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