Plasma agriculture details the role of nonthermal plasma in the development of plants from
seeds to crops. Several publications reported enhanced plant growth, improved stress …

Medicinal and recreational Cannabis sativa is a sector that has exploded in popularity both
in academia and industry due to the relaxation in legislation concerning the controlled …

Aquaponics for intensive crop production is a highly complex system in which three different
biological systems (fish, plants, and nitrifying bacteria) with different requirements must be …

Decoupled aquaponic systems have the potential to become one of the most effective
sustainable production systems for the combined production of animal protein and plant …

Replacement of rock wool by organic substrates is considered to reduce the environmental
impact, eg, through energy savings during production and waste prevention, caused by …

Purpose Nowadays, hydroponic cultivation represents a widely used agricultural
methodology. The purpose of this paper is to study comparatively on hydroponic substrates …

The composition of horticultural substrates for soilless greenhouse cultivation directly affects
the sustainability of the cropping system but has also an indirect effect through the end-of-life …

Conventional soilless growing media, such as perlite, are mined from nonrenewable
resources and can only be disposed of in landfills after limited use. There is a need to …

In agriculture, the increasing scarcity of arable land and the increase in extreme weather
conditions has led to a large proportion of crops, especially vegetables, being cultivated in …

Soilless cultivation is an important alternative to traditional agriculture and facilitates harvest
by allowing for the precise control of plant nutrients to maximize the vegetable production of …