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Soilless cultivation systems to produce tailored microgreens for specific nutritional needs

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2023
AbstractBACKGROUNDThe awareness of the importance of following dietary recommendations that meet specific biological requirements related to an individual's health status has significantly increased interest in personalized nutrition. The aim of this research was to test agronomic protocols based on soilless cultivation for providing consumers with new
D'Imperio, Massimiliano, Bonelli, Lucia, Mininni, Carlo, Renna, Massimiliano, Montesano, Francesco Fabiano, Parente, Angelo, Serio, Francesco   +6 more
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The Role of Peat-Free Organic Substrates in the Sustainable Management of Soilless Cultivations

Agronomy, 2021
Vegetable and ornamental crops require high input demand to adequately support their standard commercial quality and yield. For these crops, a very high level of agronomic use efficiency of many productive factors can be achieved in soilless culture. For
Giulia Atzori, Catello Pane, Massimo Zaccardelli, Sonia Cacini, Daniele Massa   +4 more
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Comparison of rockwool and coir for greenhouse cucumber production: chemical element, plant growth, and fruit quality

Heliyon, 2022
Replacing rockwool with more sustainable materials, such as coir, is an effective measure to improve the sustainability of soilless cultivation in the greenhouse. To comprehensively assess the feasibility of coir before using it widely, coir was compared
Lizhong He, Xiaotao Ding, Haijun Jin, Hongmei Zhang, Jiawei Cui, Jianfeng Chu, Rongguang Li, Qiang Zhou, Jizhu Yu   +8 more
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Cherry and fresh market tomatoes: Differences in chemical, morphological, and sensory traits and their implications for consumer acceptance [PDF]

, 2019
The tomato commercial groups cherry and fresh market, mainly classified by fruit size, have clearly segregated markets. We aimed to estimate the variation within and between these groups and to analyze factors that impact consumer acceptance. To this end,
Casals Missio, Joan, Rivera Pinzano, Ana Isabel, Romero del Castillo Shelly, Mª del Rosario, Sabaté Reboll, José, Simó Cruanyes, Joan   +4 more
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Table-Grape Cultivation in Soil-Less Systems: A Review

Horticulturae, 2022
Table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) is considered to be one of the most popular fruit crops in the world. Italy is the leading table-grape producer in the EU and is the main European exporting country.
Antonino Pisciotta, Ettore Barone, Rosario Di Lorenzo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production of ornamental plants and cut flowers in peri-urban areas: An economic and environmental analysis of the Barcelona Metropolitan region, Spain [PDF]

, 2018
Ornamental plants and floral plants are not usually considered in research works on urban agriculture. On the contrary, the main stream of research is focused on food production.
Alfranca Burriel, Òscar, Recasens, X.
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Effect of Vapor Pressure Deficit on Nutrient Uptake and Growth of Four Tomato Varieties Grown Hydroponically at Low Nutrient Concentrations

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Marginal water sources, such as wastewater, have been proposed as the basis for hydroponic nutrient solutions to improve the resource efficiency of greenhouse‐based tomato production. Such water sources are often low in plant‐available nutrient concentrations, and uptake and use efficiency of these nutrients may vary widely among ...
Theresa Detering, Jörn Germer, Folkard Asch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Emerging Opportunities of Nanotechnology Development for Soilless and Microgreen Farming

Agronomy, 2021
Global food demand has increased in tandem with the world’s growing population, prompting calls for a new sustainable agricultural method. The scarcity of fertile soil and the world’s agricultural land have also become major concerns.
Farhatun Najat Maluin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Nik Nor Liyana Nik Ibrahim, Aimrun Wayayok, Norhayati Hashim   +4 more
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Physical methods for soil disinfestation in intensive agriculture: Old methods and new approaches [PDF]

, 2010
Physical soil disinfestation is worldwide mainly applied in protected cropping systems or in small-scale intensive field crops. Continuous cropping of monocultures or different host plants for the same pest or pathogen often leads to heavily infested ...
Molendijk, L.P.G., Runia, W.T.
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Optimizing germination and cultivation of edible halophytes using effluents from an IMTA system

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Halophytes offer nature‐based solutions to food insecurity and soil degradation, while their integration into integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems promotes circular economy practices. This study aimed to optimize the germination and cultivation of edible halophytic species, namely Limbarda crithmoides, Suaeda vera and
Viana Castañeda‐Loaiza, Maria João Rodrigues, Nuno Neng, Célia Quintas, Isabel Ratão, Luísa Custódio   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source