[HTML][HTML] Biological control of arthropod pests in protected cropping by employing entomopathogens: Efficiency, production and safety

F Smagghe, R Spooner-Hart, ZH Chen… - Biological Control, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing adoption of environmentally friendly agricultural pesticides can be attributed
to the continuous development and optimisation of both strategies and availability of …

LED lighting: a Grower's guide to light spectra

JD Stamford, J Stevens, PM Mullineaux, T Lawson - HortScience, 2023 - journals.ashs.org
For many growers, established and newcomers, the determination of the optimal light
spectrum for growing crops can be challenging and highly dependent on crop species and …

Trans‐Reflective Structural Color Filters Assisting Multifunctional‐Integrated Semitransparent Photovoltaic Window

N Liang, R Tian, Y Xu, H Yao, H Yang, Y Wei… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunction‐integrated semitransparent organic photovoltaic cells (STOPVs), with high
power generation, colorful transmittance/reflectance, excellent ultraviolet (UV) protection …

A novel cover material improves cooling energy and fertigation efficiency for glasshouse eggplant production

T Lin, M Goldsworthy, S Chavan, W Liang, C Maier… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Glasshouses hold the potential to improve global food security, but high energy costs are an
ongoing challenge in bringing them to the forefront of agriculture in warm climates. Here, the …

Using carboxymethyl cellulose and pectin to construct an enzyme-responsive magnolol-release film against plant pathogenic fungi

F Mo, X Hu, Y Ding, R Li, Y Long, M Li - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to realize controlled release of pesticides. Inspired by the characteristics of
plant pathogenic fungi that release cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) to destroy plant …

Light-altering cover materials and sustainable greenhouse production of vegetables: A review

X He, C Maier, SG Chavan, CC Zhao, Y Alagoz… - Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Greenhouse horticulture (protected cropping) is essential in meeting increasing global food
demand under climate change scenarios by ensuring sustainability, efficiency, and …

Optimal spectra management for self-power producing greenhouses for hot arid climates

Y Bicer, MU Sajid, M Al-Breiki - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The air conditioning in hot and arid climates remains one of the grand challenges for food
production in greenhouses. Therefore, significant efforts are given to determine the suitable …

Performance assessment of spectrum selective nanofluid‐based cooling for a self‐sustaining greenhouse

MU Sajid, Y Bicer - Energy Technology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In hot climatic conditions, the temperature inside a greenhouse is much higher than the
ambient temperature and requires significant cooling to maintain the temperature in the …

The future of invasion science needs physiology

L Boardman, JL Lockwood, MJ Angilletta Jr… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Incorporating physiology into models of population dynamics will improve our understanding
of how and why invasions succeed and cause ecological impacts, whereas others fail or …

Effects of Shade Nets on Microclimatic Conditions, Growth, Fruit Yield, and Quality of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.): A Case Study in Carnarvon, Western …

GN Nguyen, N Lantzke, A van Burgel - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carnarvon has a hot, semi-arid climate with high temperatures and solar radiation during
spring–summer, which damages crops and limits the production season for the local …