The explosion in human population has left researchers scrambling for solutions on how to
feed the world. Furthermore, rural-urban immigration has on the one hand left the farms in …

Peat is a fossil material and is since decades the major growing media constituent for
horticulture in Europe. Because of its climate impacts, some European countries developed …

A substrate component (WholeTree) made from loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) was evaluated
along with starter fertilizer rate in the production of greenhouse-grown petunia (Petunia× …

New organic substrates have been introduced in hydroponic culture in order to substitute
peat, because is a non-renewable resource, and in less rockwool or perlite due to their …

Peat is the major constituent of horticultural growing media. Due to its high climate footprint,
its extraction and use are controversial and the need to limit its use is widely recognised …

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 …

Hydroponics is a science of growing plants using a solution of suitable nutrients instead of
soil and considered one of the most innovative agricultural strategies to produce more from …

The demand for secondary metabolites in the world is increasing day by day, because of its
significant role in medicines. Different methods are used to obtain secondary metabolites …

The FIBRALUR® wood fibre substrate has been successfully evaluated as substrate in
tomato and melon culture. This material could replace the current hydroponic substrates like …

Microbiological activity in substrates is of considerable concern for stability of the material
and control of plant pathogens in the root environment. This study analyzes the structure of …