An Overview of Soil and Soilless Cultivation Techniques—Chances, Challenges and the Neglected Question of Sustainability [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Resources such as fertile soil and clean water are already limited in many parts of the world. Additionally, the conventional use of arable land is becoming increasingly difficult, which is further exacerbated by climate change.
Andre Fussy, Jutta Papenbrock
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Soilless Cultivation: Precise Nutrient Provision and Growth Environment Regulation Under Different Substrates [PDF]
PlantsSoilless cultivation technology is a key means of overcoming traditional agricultural resource limits, providing an important path to efficient and sustainable modern agriculture by precisely regulating crop rhizospheric environments.
Arezigu Tuxun +8 more
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Root Exudates in Soilless Culture Conditions [PDF]
PlantsRoot metabolite secretion plays a critical role in increasing nutrient acquisition, allelopathy, and shaping the root-associated microbiome. While much research has explored the ecological functions of root exudates, their relevance to horticultural ...
Brechtje de Haas +2 more
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Comparison of the growth, fruit quality and physiological characteristics of cucumber fertigated by three different nutrient solutions in soil culture and soilless culture systems [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGlobal warming and declining rainfall in recent years have led to increased water and soil salinity in Iran agricultural lands. To address these challenges, greenhouse cultivation, particularly soilless culture, emerges as a critical solution for ...
Hamid Reza Roosta +2 more
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Yield, Phytonutritional and Essential Mineral Element Profiles of Selected Aromatic Herbs: A Comparative Study of Hydroponics, Soilless and In-Soil Production Systems [PDF]
PlantsIncreased market demand for plant herbs has prompted growers to ensure a continuous and assured supply of superior nutritional quality over the years. Apart from the nutritional value, culinary herbs contain phytochemical benefits that can improve human ...
Beverly M. Mampholo +2 more
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Response of licorice to different sources of nitrogen in soil and soilless culture systems [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNitrogen is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development, taken up mainly as ammonium (NH₄⁺) and nitrate (NO₃⁻). To compare growth, physiological traits, and osmotic responses of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) to different N sources across ...
Hamid Reza Roosta +2 more
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System and climate related pythium problems in mobile chrysanthemum growing systems [PDF]
, 2011 One Dutch greenhouse company started to grow chrysanthemums in a mobile system. The system’s basic unit is a sub-irrigated V-shaped gully of 8.0 m long and 5 cm wide, filled with a peat-coir mix.
Blok, C. +5 more
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Agronomy, 2022 This study assesses the impact of irrigating with desalinated seawater (DSW) on the profitability of greenhouse tomato in south-eastern Spain, comparing different water-quality sources in both traditional sanding cultivation and soilless hydroponic ...
David Martínez-Granados +2 more
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Agriculture, 2023 Table grape production in soilless cultivation under a controlled environment is a promising solution that addresses many of the challenges of grapevine cultivation, such as factors affecting the quantity and quality of table grape production ...
Emmanouil Kontaxakis +5 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Soilless cultivation represents a promising method for the future of the horticulture industry as it offers advantages such as improved quality control over the growth environment and mitigation of uncertainties related to soil, water, and nutrient ...
Jalil Rahim Doust +3 more
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