Soilless cultivation represent a valid opportunity for the agricultural production sector,
especially in areas characterized by severe soil degradation and limited water availability …

Today, to overcome the multi-manifestations of climate change, fresh water scarcity, and
pressing need of the growing food demand, Hydroponics, a soilless cultivation technology …

The expansion of the earth's population has led to the overuse of land and water resources,
which has ultimately resulted in their scarcity. Changing climatic conditions and erratic …

The increasing demand for food, the lack of natural resources and arable land, and the
recent restrictions on energy consumption require an immediate solution in terms of …

Emerging problems of food security, urbanisation, farmland shortages, food miles increased
greenhouse gas emissions focuses on the need for vertical farming. An increasing global …

The anaerobic digestion is a well-established process for the treatment of organic solid
waste, pursuing its conversion into a methane rich gas destined to energy generation …

In the horticulture industry, the focus has traditionally been on yield. However, consumers'
interest worldwide in the quality of horticultural products has increased in the recent past …

Piriformospora indica is a root endophytic fungus with plant-promoting properties in
numerous plant species and induces resistance against root and shoot pathogens in barley …

Hydroponics can be briefly defined as cultivation of plants without soil (Savvas, 2017). In
short, hydroponics, a Greek word meaning “hydro”(water) and “ponos”(labour) is the method …

Hydroponics is a technique of growing plants in nutrient solutions (water containing
fertilizers) with or without the use of an inert medium (sand, gravel, vermiculite, rock wool …