Water scarcity, nutrient-depleted soils and pollution continue to be a major challenge
worldwide and these are likely to worsen with increasing global populations particularly, in …

The need for better nutrient management has spurred efforts towards more comprehensive
recycling of nutrients contained in human excreta to agriculture. Research in this direction …

Phosphorus is essential to life on Earth and frequently limits the productivity of ecosystems,
including agroecosystems. Currently, a substantial portion of the global human population …

High amounts of antibiotics, used in animal farms for the prevention of diseases, are
released back into the natural environment with a possible risk of chronic toxicity to other …

Hydroponics is a soilless cultivation technique in which plants are grown in a nutrient
solution typically made from mineral fertilizers. This alternative to soil farming can be …

Rapid development of hydroponic farming which is soilless cultivation method of growing
plant using mineral nutrient solution dissolved in water produces large amount of …

Hydroponics is a method of crop production that has been successfully used for the growth
of vegetables and flowers. It uses a nutrient solution and generally controlled environmental …

Inefficiencies and imprecise input control in agriculture have caused devastating
consequences to ecosystems. Urban controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is a …

Urban agriculture (UA) activities are increasing in popularity and importance due to greater
food demands and reductions in agricultural land, also advocating for greater local food …

Water, energy, and food are indispensable for sustainable economic development. Despite
nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen, being essential for plant growth and thus …