A review on hydroponics and the technologies associated for medium-and small-scale operations

RS Velazquez-Gonzalez, AL Garcia-Garcia… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the world
population will reach nine billion people in 2050, of which 75% will live in urban settlements …

An overview of soil and soilless cultivation techniques—chances, challenges and the neglected question of sustainability

A Fussy, J Papenbrock - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Resources such as fertile soil and clean water are already limited in many parts of the world.
Additionally, the conventional use of arable land is becoming increasingly difficult, which is …

Urban vegetable for food security in cities. A review

C Eigenbrod, N Gruda - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2015 - Springer
Global food production faces great challenges in the future. With a future world population of
9.6 billion by 2050, rising urbanization, decreasing arable land, and weather extremes due …

Nitrogen and phosphorus levels affected plant growth, essential oil composition and antioxidant status of lavender plant (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.)

A Chrysargyris, C Panayiotou, N Tzortzakis - Industrial Crops and Products, 2016 - Elsevier
Lavandula angustifolia (Mill.) is a multidisciplinary medicinal and aromatic plant of great
importance in fragrance and pharmaceutical industries and/or landscaping. Minerals rate …

Light intensity and photoperiod influence the growth and development of hydroponically grown leaf lettuce in a closed-type plant factory system

JH Kang, S KrishnaKumar, SLS Atulba… - Horticulture …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Effect of light provided by various light intensities combined with different
photoperiods on the growth and morphogenesis of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)'Hongyeom …

Urban agriculture as a keystone contribution towards securing sustainable and healthy development for cities in the future

SLG Skar, R Pineda-Martos, A Timpe, B Pölling… - Blue-Green …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Research and practice during the last 20 years has shown that urban agriculture can
contribute to minimising the effects of climate change by, at the same time, improving quality …

Antioxidant and antibacterial activities, mineral and essential oil composition of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) affected by the potassium levels

A Chrysargyris, P Xylia, G Botsaris… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mint family is considered of great importance all over the world with increasing needs for
cultivation under controlled environment, but only narrow information is available about their …

Lettuce production in intelligent greenhouses—3D imaging and computer vision for plant spacing decisions

AS Petropoulou, B van Marrewijk, F de Zwart, A Elings… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent studies indicate that food demand will increase by 35–56% over the period 2010–
2050 due to population increase, economic development, and urbanization. Greenhouse …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainable greenhouse systems

G Vox, M Teitel, A Pardossi, A Minuto… - Sustainable …, 2010 - 767corp.com
Greenhouse systems improve growing conditions of vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops.
Greenhouse coverage protects plants from adverse atmospheric agents and, together with …

Effects of Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extracts on lettuce growth, physiology and fresh‐cut salad storage under potassium deficiency

A Chrysargyris, P Xylia, M Anastasiou… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Potassium (K) deficiency in leafy vegetables such as lettuce is a major
concern regarding quality. Seaweed (SW) extracts, as biostimulants, are biodegradable …