Technological trends and engineering issues on vertical farms: a review

MSN Kabir, MN Reza, M Chowdhury, M Ali… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vertical farming has emerged as a promising solution to cope with increasing food demand,
urbanization pressure, and limited resources and to ensure sustainable year-round urban …

State of the Art and New Technologies to Recycle the Fertigation Effluents in Closed Soilless Cropping Systems Aiming to Maximise Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency …

D Savvas, E Giannothanasis, T Ntanasi, I Karavidas… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inappropriate fertilisation results in the pollution of groundwater with nitrates and
phosphates, eutrophication in surface water, emission of greenhouse gasses, and unwanted …

Effects of temperature, relative humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration on growth and glucosinolate content of kale grown in a plant factory

M Chowdhury, S Kiraga, MN Islam, M Ali, MN Reza… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growth of plants and their glucosinolate content largely depend on the cultivation
environment; however, there are limited reports on the optimization of ambient …

Lighting conditions affect the growth and glucosinolate contents of Chinese kale leaves grown in an aeroponic plant factory

M Chowdhury, MA Gulandaz, S Islam, MN Reza… - Horticulture …, 2023 - Springer
Controlled environment agriculture in artificial lighting facilities has enormous potential for
improving crop quality and production capacity. Light conditions, including light quality …

Sensor-based nutrient recirculation for aeroponic lettuce cultivation

M Chowdhury, MN Islam, MN Reza, M Ali… - Journal of Biosystems …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of used-nutrient solution
recirculation on nutrient efficiency improvement and reduction of environmental pollution of …