The greenhouse nursery represents a crucial step in the agri-food chain: it is the protected and technologically advanced environment where seeds are germinated, selected, and prepared to become the plants of the future.
It is not just a physical space but a strategic process that determines the quality, uniformity, and resilience of the crops that will reach the consumer’s table.

Greenhouses dedicated to nurseries ensure optimal climatic conditions, reduce the risks of irregular germination, and protect seeds from water, thermal, or pathogen stress. This is where true innovation in contemporary agriculture is born.

Breeding and research: where new varieties are born

The work of seeding companies and research centers with which Idromeccanica Lucchini has collaborated for years is based on breeding, that is, the controlled crossing of mother plants and different varieties.
This is how new species are obtained that are more resistant, more productive, and better suited to climate changes. A historical example is the tomato: originally from the Andes, thanks to hybridization, it has become one of the most cultivated fruits in the world, adapting to very different climates and markets.

Nursery greenhouses thus transform into real R&D laboratories, where organoleptic characteristics (such as flavor and taste), resistance to pathogens, and agronomic performance are studied.

Case study: international collaborations

Lucchini greenhouses are the protagonists of tailor-made projects for some of the most important global entities in the seed sector:

• Nunhems (BASF Vegetable Seeds): a multinational company active globally in the vegetable seed sector, with a particular focus on leafy varietal families.
• Bejo: an international group specializing in open-field varietal families, with a broad and diversified portfolio.
• Enza Zaden: a multinational with a global presence, oriented towards the development of a wide range of vegetable varietal families, both for greenhouses and fields.
• ISI Sementi – Panora Seeds (Italy): an Italian entity with breeding and production activities, characterized by an approach that integrates innovation and territorial roots, with openness to international markets.
• Anseme (Italy): an Italian company operating in the field vegetable seed sector, with international projection and consolidated experience in varietal improvement.

Lucchini supports each of these companies in their operations in Italy and, in the past, also in their branches abroad. All these entities have different objectives – resistance to water stress, sustainability, organoleptic improvement, productive performance – but find in Idromeccanica Lucchini a partner capable of designing tailor-made solutions.
Because there is no standard greenhouse: each project is customized based on the crop, environment, and research objectives. And this is why Lucchini, skilled in 360-degree customization, remains a reference player.

Technologies and tailor-made solutions

From tunnel greenhouses to multi-span greenhouses (with advanced climate control), Lucchini’s solutions integrate irrigation, heating, lighting, and sterilization systems.
The goal is twofold:

• to ensure a protected and safe environment, resistant to external contamination;
• to ensure uniform and replicable growth of plants, an essential condition for commercialization, export, and seed standardization.

International regulations require that each seed has a real “health passport”: a quality and safety certificate necessary for export worldwide.

Why choose Idromeccanica Lucchini

With over 75 years of experience in greenhouse design and construction, Idromeccanica Lucchini is the ideal partner for seed companies aiming for:

• Innovation and research: greenhouses designed as breeding and varietal development laboratories.
• Reliability and precision: sealed compartments and total sterilization systems.
• Sustainability: energy/economic savings, optimal water resource management, and operational efficiency.
• Total customization: each project is unique, built around the needs of the client and the crop.

From seed to table

The journey of food starts here, from the seed as the center of the agricultural universe, housed in a new-generation nursery.
Thanks to Lucchini greenhouses, seed companies can develop stronger, better, and more sustainable varieties, offering the final consumer a product that embodies innovation, safety, and quality.