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Health Benefits of Urban Agriculture [PDF]

, 2003
Health professionals increasingly recognize the value of farm-and garden-scale urban agriculture. Growing food and non-food crops in and near cities contributes to healthy communities by engaging residents in work and recreation that improves individual ...
Anne C. Bellows, Jac Smit, Katherine Brown   +2 more
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Growth and Yield Responses of Tomato (Lycorpersicon Esculentum Mill) to Trichoderma Inoculants in Soilless Medium [PDF]

, 2002
Growth and yield responses of tomato to Trichoderma inoculants in Soilless medium (mixture of coconut dust and peat) (Cdp) under Protected Environment Agriculture (PEA) system was attempted. Two Trichoderma species; T harzianum (UPM 29) and T. Virens (
Ragai Kundat, Franklin
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A systematic review of emerging trends in crop cultivation using soilless techniques for sustainable agriculture and food security in post-pandemic

AIMS Agriculture and Food
By 2050, the global population is anticipated to reach 10 billion, marking a significant 34% increase and raising concerns regarding food availability.
Monsuru Adekunle Salisu, Yusuf Opeyemi Oyebamiji , Omowunmi Kayode Ahmed, Noraziyah A Shamsudin , Yusoff Siti Fairuz, Oladosu Yusuff , Mohd Rafii Yusop, Zulkefly Sulaiman, Fatai Arolu   +8 more
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Cultivo sem solo do morangueiro Strawberry soilless cultivation

Ciência Rural, 2008
O morangueiro é uma cultura importante em vários países, principalmente nos Estados Unidos e na Europa, por suas características sensoriais, propriedades nutritivas e por sua rentabilidade. O cultivo comercial sem solo de morangueiro está bem desenvolvido na Europa, onde tem permitido um aumento da produtividade e qualidade da produção assim como a ...
Gustavo Giménez, Jerônimo Andriolo, Rodrigo Godoi   +2 more
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Evaluation of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Growth in an Open Soilless System Using Different Substrates

Horticulturae
The soil of the Trifinio region, the tri-national territory between Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, is damaged by the expansion of monoculture, which decreases fertility and causes problems for local farmers.
Teresa Leuratti, Nicola Michelon, Alejandra Paredes, Jaime Santamaria, Giampaolo Zanin, Stefano Bona, Giuseppina Pennisi, Giorgio Gianquinto, Francesco Orsini   +8 more
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Adventitious shoot propagation and cultural inputs in nursery production of a primocane-fruiting blackberry selection [PDF]

, 2006
Studies were conducted from January to October 2005 to determine the effect of root-cutting length on adventitious shoot yield and the management practices necessary to produce nurseryquality primocane-fruiting blackberry plants. The first portion of the
Clark, John R., Dennis, Kimberley, Robbins, James A.   +2 more
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Soilless Cultivation: Dynamically Changing Chemical Properties and Physical Conditions of Organic Substrates Influence the Plant Phenotype of Lettuce. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2020
Nerlich A, Dannehl D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Editorial: Soilless Cultivation Through an Intensive Crop Production Scheme. Management Strategies, Challenges and Future Directions. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2020
Tzortzakis N, Nicola S, Savvas D, Voogt W.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Utilization of Extraterrestrial Resources [PDF]

Eight state-of-the-art briefings intended to bring members of the Working Group up to date in technical areas relating to future manned expeditions to the Moon and planets were presented at the Meeting of the Working Group on Extraterrestrial Resources ...

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Soilless Cultivation of Edible Plants for Phytoremediation

, 2020
Food security and eutrophication are two issues proven to have severe impacts on both humanity and the environment. This study suggests improving the local food security by utilizing phosphorus and nitrogen, available in severe eutrophic small lakes, in local food production, thus turning eutrophication from a problem into a resource.
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