Reprint
Optimising Soilless Culture Systems and Alternative Growing Media to Current Used Materials
Edited by
May 2022
180 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-3901-0 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-3902-7 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Optimising Soilless Culture Systems and Alternative Growing Media to Current Used Materials that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Summary
This book represents a Special Issue collection called: “Optimising Soilless Culture Systems and Alternative Growing Media to Current Used Materials”. Nine original papers, one review, and an Editorial from 41 authors from different countries were published in this Special Issue. New strategies and technologies, including new sustainable raw materials, should be continually developed to solve specific cultivation limitations, optimise existing systems, reduce related environmental impacts, and address the impacts of climate change.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
suppressiveness; Trichoderma harzianum; peat; compost; substrate; Vaccinium corymbosum; container; ammonium uptake; southern highbush blueberry; organic fertilizer; hydroponic; ribotypes; vermicompost leachate; Spinacia oleracea; substrates; soilless culture systems; photosynthetic pigments; phenols; flavonoids; ascorbic acid; DPPH; FRAP; Aquaponics; soilless cucumber; leachate pH; cucumber yield; peat substitute; growing media; decision tree; feasibility; heather; cattail; reed; alder; peat reduction; cascade hydroponics; basil; salinity; amino acids; nutrients; ascorbic acid; soilless culture systems; root restriction; nutrient solution; irrigation frequency; rootzone temperature; oxygenation; vapour pressure deficit; lighting; rootzone pH; root exudates; CO2; plant-microorganism relationships; NH4+; NO3−; nitrification; Q10; modeling; greenhouse gases; greenhouse; organic substrates; carotenoids; phenolic compounds; carbon dioxide; nitrous oxide; methane; N2O; CH4; n/a