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Evaluation of the nutrient elements profiling of cucumber plants fertigated by three different nutrient solutions in soil and soilless culture systems [PDF]

Greenhouse Plant Production Journal
In order to assess the impact of various nutrient solutions on the nutrient content of cucumber plants, a factorial experiment was conducted with two factors: cultivation system (soil cultivation and soilless cultivation) and nutrient solution (Hoagland,
Mohammad Ali Golestani, Hossein Sharifi Azad, Seyed Hossein Mirdehghan   +2 more
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Identifying Mitigation Pathways for Low‐Carbon Strawberry Production under Mediterranean Conditions: A Life Cycle Assessment

Global Challenges, Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study evaluates the carbon footprint of open‐field strawberry production under Mediterranean conditions using a life cycle assessment approach. Fertilizer use, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), is identified as the dominant emission source.
Ege Balkiş, Olcay Gülçiçek Uysal
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Impact of Fertilization Regimes on the Vegetative Growth, Yield, Organoleptic, and Nutritional Quality of Vaccinium corymbosum cv. Duke

Applied Sciences
Small fruits are increasingly popular among consumers and producers, with blueberries standing out for their flavour, nutritional benefits, and specific growing requirements.
Federica Mecozzi, Alessandro Gasparrini, Luca Mazzoni, Micol Marcellini, Francesca Balducci, Bruno Mezzetti, Davide Raffaelli, Valeria Pergolotti, Rohullah Qaderi, Gianni Malavolta, Franco Capocasa   +10 more
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Chuiyuan: A Large Language Model‐Driven AI Agent for Plant Factories‐Applications and Perspectives

Modern Agriculture, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2026.
This graphical abstract illustrates the architecture of the developed Chuiyuan agent for AI‐driven plant factory management. The framework integrates an infrastructure layer based on large language models (LLMs), a core intelligent agent layer with planning, memory, and tool‐use capabilities, and a knowledge layer enabled by retrieval‐augmented ...
Shumao Wang, Luyang Kang, Qianlei Zhu, Ping Zha, Jing Li, Hetong Zhang, Rongcheng Lin   +6 more
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Comparative climate change impacts of different strawberry cultivation systems in Southeastern Europe: A study across open-field and protected cultivation systems towards sustainable production models

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
The current study evaluated the climate change impacts of three different strawberry cultivation systems (open-field, protected soil-based, and protected soilless cultivation) across four Southeastern European countries: Serbia, Greece, Cyprus and Italy.
Georgia Frakolaki, Maria Parcharidou, Christos Boukouvalas, Sofia Papadaki, Nikolaos Panagiotou, Nicolas Valanides, Anna Kokkini, Egli C. Georgiadou, Jasminka Milivojević, Evangelos Tsormpatsidis, Davide Raffaelli, Bruno Mezzetti, George A. Manganaris, Magdalini Krokida   +13 more
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CO 2‐Assisted Foaming of PLA–Cellulose Acetate Blends for Peat‐Free Horticultural Substrates

Polymer Engineering &Science, Volume 66, Issue 6, Page 4005-4018, June 2026.
Engineered porous substrate facilitating seed incorporation, water retention, and plant growth. ABSTRACT This study investigates carbon dioxide assisted (CO2) foaming of polylactic acid (PLA)–cellulose acetate (CA) blends to develop biodegradable substrates for horticultural applications.
Kaleum Meaney, Ke Gong, Yvonne Cortese, Yin Zhu, Lena Madden, Michael Gaffney, Declan Devine, Crevan O'Donnell, Yuanyuan Chen   +8 more
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Effects of different cultivation methods on the growth and nutritional qualities of lettuce

上海师范大学学报. 自然科学版, 2019
This research studied the influences of different cultivation methods,i.c.soil cultivation and soilless cultivation (substrate cultivation and hydroponics),on the growth and nutritional qualities of lettuce.Integrated quality of the lettuce was evaluated
HU Yue, CUI Wen, JIN Minfeng, WANG Quanxi   +3 more
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Early Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses of Container‐Grown Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. ‘Sierra’) to Partial Substrate Replacement With Biochar

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Biochar has been widely investigated for its potential to improve substrate properties and plant performance, offering a potential partial replacement for peat in soilless cultivation amid declining peat availability. However, information on its short‐term physiological and molecular effects during the early establishment of container‐grown ...
Anna Agosti, Raul Huertas, Kyriakos Varypatakis, Raymond Campbell, Andrea Vannini, Benedetta Chiancone, Robert D. Hancock   +6 more
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Hydroponic cultivation of Oncidium baueri

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2017
In Brazil, orchid cultivation has been increasing steadily over the last few years and contributing significantly to the economy. It has been reported that several vegetable crops and ornamentals have been successfully grown by soilless cultivation.
Daniele Brandstetter Rodrigues, Adriane Marinho de Assis, Ricardo Tadeu Faria, Marcia Wullf Schuch, Roberta Marins Nogueira Peil   +4 more
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Internet of Things-Based Smart Precision Farming in Soilless Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Food Security

IEEE Access
The rapid growth of the global population and the continuous decline in cultivable land pose significant threats to food security. This challenge worsens as climate change further reduces the availability of farmland.
Monica Dutta, Deepali Gupta, Sumegh Tharewal, Deepam Goyal, Jasminder Kaur Sandhu, Manjit Kaur, Ahmad Ali Alzubi, Jazem Mutared Alanazi   +7 more
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