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Effect of different plant bio-stimulants in improving cucumber growth under soilless culture
European Journal of Biological Research, 2021 There are more studies about plant bio-stimulants but no clear results about which is the best one in improving vegetable crops specially cucumber. The aim of this study is to screen the effect of various bio-stimulants in improving cucumber (Cucumis ...
Sayed Hussein Abdelgalil +5 more
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Biologia Plantarum, 2014 Nickel (Ni) is an irreplaceable component of urease which reduces urea toxicity, but excess of Ni has detrimental effects on plant growth. The responses of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cvs. Negin and Dominus) plants supplied with urea as sole N source to
A. H. Khoshgoftarmanesh +2 more
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Is Soilless Culture a Sustainable Form of Agriculture?
Horticulturae, 2023 A soilless culture system (SCS) is a technique used for plant production that has recently become increasingly popular [...]
Nazim S. Gruda +2 more
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Open-Field Soilless Culture of Vegetables
EDIS, 2015 This document is about open-field soilless culture as an alternative system for vegetable production. It explains the need for alternatives to traditional soil-based methods due to challenges such as land scarcity and the phase-out of soil fumigants ...
George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth
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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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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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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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Effect of Substrate Culture System and Growing Media Type on Growth, Yield and Quality of Soilless Cultured Lettuce (cv. Green Star) [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2020 This study was carried out at Soilless Culture Unit, Agric Faculty., Mansoura Univ., Egypt, from 2018 to 2020, to study the impact of three substrate culture systems (PVC pipes 4" in diameter with circular holes, slit PVC pipes 4" and slit PVC pipes 8 ...
Hanan El-Biyaly +2 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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High intensity and red enriched LED lights increased growth of lettuce and endive
Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2021 Changes in plant responses have been associated with different fractions of the visible spectrum and light intensity. Advances in light emitting diodes (LED) have enabled the study of the effect of narrow wavelengths on plant growth and antioxidant ...
Monica Flores +3 more
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