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A methodological tool for sustainability and feasibility assessment of indoor vertical farming with artificial lighting in Africa [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 African agriculture is bound to face challenges for its future food systems development and economic transformation. Indoor vertical farms with artificial lighting represent an opportunity that has been gaining relevance worldwide, thanks to their ...
Ivan Paucek +5 more
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The Transformative Environmental Effects Large-Scale Indoor Farming May Have On Air, Water, and Soil
Air, Soil and Water Research, 2021 This article identifies the potential environmental effects large-scale indoor farming may have on air, water, and soil. We begin with an overview of what indoor farming is with a focus on greenhouses and indoor vertical farms (eg, plant factories). Next,
Eric W Stein
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Tailoring LED spectra and cultivation systems enhances lettuce productivity and nutritional quality in vertical indoor farming [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyLight spectrum and cultivation system are major determinants of crop performance in vertical indoor farming and controlled-environment agriculture. Here, we investigated the interaction effects of three LED spectra and two cultivation systems (aeroponic ...
Abdullah Aldiyab +6 more
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Indoor Vertical Farming Systems for Food Security and Resource Sustainability
EDIS, 2020 Indoor vertical farming has been gaining increased popularity worldwide as a method of addressing food security while satisfying sustainability needs.
Jiangxiao Qiu +2 more
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Editorial: Plant biology for indoor vertical farming: a multi-discipline approach to controlled environment agriculture [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant SciencePaul P. G. Gauthier +2 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Indoor vertical farming using artificial light has gained popularity as one solution to food problems. However, prior studies have shown that some consumers have a negative impression that crops are grown in an artificial environment.
Yuki Yano +3 more
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Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2023 Indoor farming is a good alternative farming technique especially in urban areas which lacks an arable land and space for growing crops. Since indoor farming uses artificial environment, it faces many difficulties such as getting the right amount of ...
Mae M. Garcillanosa +6 more
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Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2023 Rhodiola rosea ist eine mehrjährige Heilpflanze, deren Wurzeln für die Pharmaindustrie bedeutsame Wirkstoffe enthält. Im Rahmen des Projekts “Aufbau eines Forschungsschwerpunkts Indoor Farming“ forschen die Fachbereiche Gartenbau und Biotechnologie der ...
Itri, Eleonora +5 more
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Expanding the Level of Technological Readiness for a Low-Cost Vertical Hydroponic System
Inventions, 2021 Climate and social changes are deeply affecting current agro-food systems. Unsustainable agricultural practices and the low profitability of small farmers are challenging the agricultural development of rural areas.
Juan D. Borrero
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Vertical Farming Monitoring: How Does It Work and How Much Does It Cost?
Sensors, 2023 Climate change, resource scarcity, and a growing world population are some of the problems facing traditional agriculture. For this reason, new cultivation systems are emerging, such as vertical farming.
Paula Morella +3 more
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