Announced details
Protected horticulture, smart agriculture and controlled-environment agriculture
ルーツ is a subsidiary of Daiwa Computer. It will conduct joint research with Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology. The Photon Valley Center will support the project.
Photon Valley Center, Hamamatsu Regional Innovation Promotion Organization: based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and supports the A-SAP Industry-Academia-Government-Finance Collaboration Innovation Promotion Program, Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: project leader is Professor Makino Ikuyo (牧野育代) of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Robotics Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology; specialist is Associate Professor Wakikawa Yusuke (脇川祐介) of the Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Pika Toru® (light-attraction pest-control device) |
| Counterparty | Photon Valley Center, Hamamatsu Regional Innovation Promotion Organization, Shizuoka University of Science and Technology |
| Counterparty overview | Photon Valley Center, Hamamatsu Regional Innovation Promotion Organization: based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and supports the A-SAP Industry-Academia-Government-Finance Collaboration Innovation Promotion Program, Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: project leader is Professor Makino Ikuyo (牧野育代) of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Robotics Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology; specialist is Associate Professor Wakikawa Yusuke (脇川祐介) of the Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Relationship with the Company | ルーツ is a subsidiary of Daiwa Computer. It will conduct joint research with Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology. The Photon Valley Center will support the project. |
| Launch date | Since June 2025 (sales record for the whitefly-control product) |
| Applicable area | Protected horticulture, smart agriculture and controlled-environment agriculture |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Many users of the existing product for whiteflies requested a product that would also address thrips. Chemical resistance and the burden of pesticide application are also issues.