Impact of shortened crop rotation of oilseed rape on soil and rhizosphere microbial diversity in relation to yield decline [PDF]
, 2013 Oilseed rape (OSR) grown in monoculture shows a decline in yield relative to virgin OSR of up to 25%, but the mechanisms responsible are unknown. A long term field experiment of OSR grown in a range of rotations with wheat was used to determine whether ...
AJ Bennett +43 more
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Impacts of the substrate medium on tomato yield and fruit quality in soilless cultivation
Horticultural Science, 2008 The performance and suitability of different substrates for the soilless culture of tomato plants (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill., cv. Belladona) were studied over a 5-month period in a closed soilless culture system employing five different substrates ...
N. G. Tzortzakis, C. D. Economakis
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Comparison of some chemical and non-chemical treatments to disinfect a recirculating nutrient solution [PDF]
, 2009 Closed hydroponic growing systems have a better water use efficiency (WUE) and a lower use of fertilizers, but a larger risk of spreading soil-borne pathogens all over the crop compared to open systems.
Os, E.A., van
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Agronomy, 2019 Decreasing arable land, rising urbanization, water scarcity, and climate change exert pressure on agricultural producers. Moving from soil to soilless culture systems can improve water use efficiency, especially in closed-loop systems with a ...
Nazim S. Gruda
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Sustainable Irrigation Management of Ornamental Cordyline Fruticosa “Red Edge” Plants with Saline Water [PDF]
, 2019 The aim of this work was to analyze the influence of the salinity of the nutrient solution on the transpiration and growth of Cordyline fruticosa var. “Red Edge” plants. A specific irrigation management model was calibrated with the experimental data. An
Al-Hamdani +18 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 The nutrient movement in plants is regulated with Michaelis-Menten theory and gene regulations. The beneficial effect of heavy metals and other factors affecting positively interact in nutrient translocation in the plant.
Avinash Sharma +4 more
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Optimising Soilless Culture Systems and Alternative Growing Media to Current Used Materials
Horticulturae, 2022 In the last few decades, soilless culture systems (SCSs) have been gaining worldwide popularity, making them one of the fastest-growing sectors in agriculture [...]
Nazim S. Gruda, Juan A. Fernández
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Sand to Root Transfer of PAHs and PCBs by Carrots Grown on Sand with Pure Substances and Biosolids Amended Sand [PDF]
, 2006 A study on behaviour of trace organic compounds (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAH, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls, PCB) in a sand-plant system has been carried out, with the reclamation of wastewater treatment plant biosolids for agriculture in mind.
Patria, Lucie +3 more
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Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: The Soilless Trench System
EDIS, 2012 Vegetable and small fruit crop production under protective structures, such as greenhouses, high tunnels, and shade houses, often requires using soilless media to mitigate the impact of soilborne diseases, nematodes, and weeds, and it helps with ...
Bielinski M. Santos +1 more
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Strategies for administration of biosurfactants-producing pseudomonads in closed hydroponic systems [PDF]
, 2011 Zoospore-producing oomycetes are major plant pathogens of particular concern in hydroponic systems. Compared with pesticides, biocontrol using antagonistic microorganisms is a sustainable approach to control oomycetes.
Alsanius, Beatrix +2 more
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