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A Review of Hydroponics and Conventional Agriculture Based on Energy and Water Consumption, Environmental Impact, and Land Use

Energies, 2023
The increasing demand for food, the lack of natural resources and arable land, and the recent restrictions on energy consumption require an immediate solution in terms of agricultural activities.

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Nutrient film technique systems for coriander production: A comparison of aquaponics and hydroponics in UAE. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
As global populations rise, the need for sustainable agricultural practices becomes increasingly urgent, especially in regions facing water scarcity and harsh environmental conditions.
Ahmed Al Jenaid, Mohamed El Mahi, Abdulla Saeed Bathaqili, Abdallah Khamas Alalawi, Chythra Somanathan Nair, Drishya Nishanth, Radhakrishnan Subramanian, Ramya Manoharan, Abdul Jaleel   +8 more
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Aeration and agitation in hydroponic culture have detrimental effects on iron uptake [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Aeration in deep-flow liquid hydroponics provides oxygen for respiration, but even gentle movement from solution agitation can alter the beneficial rhizosphere.
Noah James Langenfeld, Bruce Bugbee
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Mineral Supplementation in Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo) Aquaponics with Lettuce: A Comparison with Hydroponics and RAS [PDF]

Animals
The global demand for local and high-quality food sources has increased in recent decades, driven by consumer preferences and a growing population. RAS, hydroponics and a ‘hybrid’ version, aquaponics, are food production techniques that could support ...
Maurício Gustavo Coelho Emerenciano, Joel Slinger, George Koster, Jarvis Aland, Paula Camargo Lima, Maja Arsic, Cathryn O’Sullivan   +6 more
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Urban small-scale hydroponics: A compact, smart home-based hydroponics system

MethodsX
The increasing population and urbanization have created a massive gap in the demand-supply model of food grains. The world is facing an acute problem with global warming and EI Nino effects, which have affected the equilibrium of the food chain.
Akshay Kushawaha, Divya Shah, Deepali Vora, Nilima Zade, Kamatchi Iyer   +4 more
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The possibility and prosperity of Moringa oleifera Lam. cultivation in Armenia under conditions of outdoor hydroponics and soil [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2022
Moringa is one of the most important plants in the fight against malnutrition. Its leaves are largely used in food. This subtropical plant is a non-traditional culture for Armenia.
Tadevosyan Anna, Daryadar Mahsa, Tovmasyan Anahit, Asatryan Armenuhi, Hakobjanyan Anahit   +4 more
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Assessment of physicochemical characteristics of biofertilizers and their role in the rooting capacity of plants

Agronomía Colombiana, 2022
The concentration of supplied mineral nutrients is one of the most important and limiting factors for enhancing the efficiency of plant nutrition. Optimal concentration of nutrient solutions (NS) provide plants with the necessary amount of nutrients ...
Astghik Karapetyan
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Reliable IoT-Based Monitoring and Control of Hydroponic Systems

Technologies, 2022
This paper presents the design and implementation of iPONICS: an intelligent, low-cost IoT-based control and monitoring system for hydroponics greenhouses. The system is based on three types of sensor nodes.
Konstantinos Tatas, Ahmad Al-Zoubi, Nicholas Christofides, Chrysostomos Zannettis, Michael Chrysostomou, Stavros Panteli, Anthony Antoniou   +6 more
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Common Media Used in Hydroponics

EDIS, 2022
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without using soil. In hydroponics, plants can be grown either directly in a nutrient solution (water-culture) or in an inert media (media-culture). In media-culture, the type of media is critical to the success
Morgan Pinkerton, Brianna Whitman, Hannah Wooten, Celina Gomez   +3 more
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Machine learning based crop growth management in greenhouse environment using hydroponics farming techniques

Measurement: Sensors, 2023
Today more than one billion out of 6.5 billion people in the world are affected by hunger. The significant growth in human population inevitably places considerable pressure on food supplies.
V. Mamatha, J.C. Kavitha
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