Sustainable and low-input techniques in Mediterranean greenhouse vegetable production

S Argento, G Garcia, S Treccarichi - Horticulturae, 2024 - search.proquest.com
In the modern agricultural landscape, numerous challenges, such as climate change,
diminishing arable lands, and the reduction of water resources, represent significant threats …

Evaluation of substrates for cucumber production in the Dutch bucket hydroponic system

T Yang, JE Altland, UC Samarakoon - Scientia Horticulturae, 2023 - Elsevier
The Dutch bucket system is commonly used for production of high-wire crops such as
tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in controlled environment agriculture. It is a hydroponic …

Multi-sensors based smart nutrient reuse management system for closed soilless culture under protected cultivation

K Pandey, KG Singh, A Singh - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2023 - Elsevier
A low-cost customized automated fertigation system for closed soilless culture under
protected cultivation was developed; the hardware includes a programmable logic controller …

Closing the loop: Use of biochar produced from tomato crop green waste as a substrate for soilless, hydroponic tomato production

SJ Dunlop, MC Arbestain, PA Bishop, JJ Wargent - HortScience, 2015 - journals.ashs.org
Greenhouse tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) producers are urged to reduce their
environmental footprint. Here, the suitability of biochar produced from tomato crop green …

Estimation of Yield, Photosynthetic Rate, Biochemical, and Nutritional Content of Red Leaf Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Grown in Organic Substrates

MD Sarkar, MJ Rahman, J Uddain, M Quamruzzaman… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of organic substrates on the growth yield,
photosynthetic response, and nutritional profile of red leaf lettuce grown in different …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of soilless growing media on yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under tropical island condition

T Subramani, B Gangaiah, V Baskaran… - International Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Vegetable production in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is low due to open field cultivation
that was confronted with plethora of problems like heavy and continuous rain, water logging …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of organic substrates on ginger growth, yield and [6]-gingerol content cultivated using soilless culture system

MY SUHAIMI, MA ADZEMI, WSWAN ZALIHA - AGROFOR, 2018 - doisrpska.nub.rs
ABSTRACT Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) belongs to a tropical and sub-tropical
Zingiberaceae family, which originated from Southeast Asia. Ginger is one of the most …

Performance of Greenhouse-Grown Beit Alpha Cucumber in Pine Bark and Perlite Substrates Fertigated with Biofloc Aquaculture Effluent

E Ayipio, DE Wells, M Smith, C Blanchard - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Using aquaculture effluent (AE) to fertigate plants is gaining popularity worldwide. However,
in substrate-based systems, the choice of substrate is essential due to their effects on crop …

Effect of different growing substrates on physiological processes, productivity and quality of tomato in soilless culture

J Jankauskienė, A Brazaitytė… - Soilless culture: Use of …, 2015 - books.google.com
The most innovative technology of plants growing in greenhouses is growing plants in
mineral substrates such as rockwool, vermiculite, perlite, zeolite, ceramsite and others. The …

Evaluation of different soilless media on growth, quality, and yield of cucumber ('Cucumis sativus' L.) grown under greenhouse conditions

AM Al-Far, MJ Tadros… - Australian Journal of Crop …, 2019 - search.informit.org
This experiment was conducted during spring growing season of 2018 at Jordan University
of Science and Technology (JUST) campus in northern Jordan 32.4950 degrees N, 35.9912 …