Carbamazepine (CBZ), one of the most used pharmaceuticals worldwide and a
Contaminant of Emerging Concern, represents a potential risk for the environment and …

Peat moss has desirable properties as a container substrate, however, harvesting it from
peatland for greenhouse/nursery production use has disturbed peatland ecosystem and …

The soilless culture system is a promising, intensive, and sustainable approach with various
advantages for plant production. The Special Issue “Soilless Culture, Growing Media, and …

Cadmium (Cd) is a common heavy metal contaminant which seriously affects plant growth
and environmental safety. Biochar, as an organic soil amendment, has been shown to …

Soilless cultivation currently competes with open-field production. Although the substrate
used is generally perlite, there is interest in looking for new materials that can help growers …

Declining soil fertility and inefficient water and nutrient use pose a growing challenge to
increasing agricultural production to meet growing global food demand. As a soil …

The suitability of biochar (BC) as a container substrate depends on the BC mix ratio and
plant species. Mixes with mixed hardwood BC (20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%, by volume) and …

Globally, industrial farming endangers crucial ecological mechanisms upon which food
production relies, while 815 million people are undernourished and a significant number are …

Recent studies showed that biochar (BC) has the potential to partially replace peat moss-
based commercial substrate as container substrates to produce crops, but the research of its …

Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient mined from non-renewable sources. P is needed to
stimulate trees growth in a forest plantation. P-fertilizer addition in the tropical forest field …