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Plant-Derived Waste as a Component of Growing Media: Manifestations, Assessments, and Sources of Their Phytotoxicity [PDF]

Plants
Every year, approximately 2 billion tons of plant-derived waste (such as straw and crop residues) are generated globally, most of which are either incinerated, dumped, or landfilled without proper planning, leading to severe environmental pollution and ...
Juncheng Liu, Wenzhong Cui, Zhiyong Qi, Lingyi Wu, Wanlai Zhou   +4 more
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Influence of different growing media on the growth and development of strawberry plants [PDF]

Heliyon, 2021
Bolappa Gamage Kaushalya Madhavi, Fawad Khan, Anil Bhujel   +2 more
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Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings [PDF]

International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 2022
Purpose The decreasing number of peatlands has driven the search for new cultivation substrates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of different composts as growing media in the production of vegetable seedlings (pepper and tomato).Method ...
Maria Fiasconaro, Mariana Abrile, Lucia Hintermeister, Maria del Carmen Antolin, Maria Eugenia Lovato   +4 more
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Peat extraction, trade and use in Europe: a material flow analysis [PDF]

Mires and Peat, 2022
Peat is a fossil material used as a component of horticultural growing media as well as fuel. In a context of climate debates, several European countries have decided to address greenhouse gas emissions from peat extraction and use.
Olivier Hirschler, Bernhard Osterburg
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Effects of seed pre-soaking on bioactive phytochemical levels of wheat and barley microgreens grown under hydroponics versus organic soil conditions

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2023
This study was conducted to examine the effects of seed presoaking on bioactive phytochemicals in barley and wheat microgreens grown under two different growing media, i.e., hydroponics and organic soil.
Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Buem-Jun Park, Young-Tack Lee   +2 more
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Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2022
Purpose: Due to environmental concerns, there is a demand to reduce the use of peat as a growing medium for horticultural crops. Simultaneously, there is an interest to recycle organic waste materials in the form of compost.
Siv M. Aurdal, Bente Foereid, Trine Sogn, Trond Børresen, Trine Hvoslef-Eide, Siv Fagertun Remberg   +5 more
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GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CHLOROPHYL CONTENT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA CUTTING STEM AS AFFECTED BY PEAT SOIL-REDUCED GROWING MEDIA AND HORMONE [PDF]

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2023
Moringa oleifera (Lam.) has become highly valued. Vegetative propagation methods can address the limitations and make the cultivation process simpler. Our research aimed to determine the best conditions for early growth and chlorophyll content of Moringa
Chotimah H.E.N.C., Kulu I.P., Winarti S., Sustiyah, Asie K.V., Syahrudin, Saptono M., Rahayuningsih S.E.A., Atikah T.A., Pradana B.   +9 more
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Vegetative Growth and Productivity of Potted Crocus sativus in Different Growing Media

Horticulturae, 2023
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is the most expensive spice in the world and a valuable medicinal plant. In this study, the flowering, vegetative growth performance, and daughter corm formation of potted saffron were investigated in six growing media: loamy ...
Mohammed E. El-Mahrouk, Yaser Hassan Dewir, Hassan El-Ramady, Mayada Kadri Seliem   +3 more
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Substrate and fertigation management modulate microgreens production, quality and resource efficiency

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Long-term space missions will require a self-sustaining food production system to meet the crew’s nutritional and health needs. For this purpose, plant-based food production systems with elevated resource efficiency are required, based on advanced ...
Gabriele Paglialunga, Christophe El Nakhel, Simona Proietti, Stefano Moscatello, Alberto Battistelli, Luigi Formisano, Michele Ciriello, Marta Del Bianco, Stefania De Pascale, Youssef Rouphael   +9 more
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Water content, resorption of N and P, and the growth of teak Tectona grandis L.f. seedlings on four types of growing media under drought stress

Journal of Biological Research, 2022
Growing media that contain organic materials can provide nutrients and water for plants. This study analyzed the availability and effects of nutrients and water, N and P resorption, and growth of teak seedlings under drought stress.
Slamet Santosa, Eddy Soekendarsi, Dody Priosambodo, Abdul Hayat Kasim   +3 more
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