Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is one of the most popular vegetable crops cultivated
broadly throughout the world (Soleimani et al., 2009) under plastic greenhouses for higher …

Soilless Culture-Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops provides
useful information on the techniques of growing horticultural crops using either inert organic …

In recent years, a wide range of soilless culture techniques have been developed and
commercially introduced for intensive production of horticultural crops, particularly in …

Different substrates have several materials which could have direct and/or indirect effects on
plant growth and development. Therefore selecting the best substrate between the various …

In hydroponic cultivation of vegetables with a solid substrate, mineral wool predominates.
The pro-ecological policy and consumers' expectations cause an increase in interest in …

The global production quantity and the utilisation area harvested for the cultivation of
tomatoes have significantly increased in the last three decades. Europe still plays an …

Today, various organic matters are used as growth media. Most of them are combined with
various materials, such as a mixture of peat moss and pine bark, or a mixture of peat moss …

An experimental trial was carried out in a split plot design in three replicates to identify the
effect of deficit nutrient supply to soilless cucumbers under partially controlled greenhouse …

Study was aimed to examine the effects of growth media (GM) consisted of peat and different
domestic materials on nutrition, growth and yield of tomato as alternative to cocopeat in …

A study was carried out in a split plot design in three replicates during 2016–17 to monitor
the performance of soilless cucumbers in relation to differential fertigation. The treatments …