Today, advancements in greenhouse technology and modifications have pushed science-
based solutions for optimal plant production in all seasons worldwide by adjusting internal …

The rapidly growing population and increasing urbanization have created the need to
produce more food and transport it safely to urban areas where the majority of global …

Agrivoltaic systems, comprising photovoltaic panels placed over agricultural crops, have
recently gained increasing attention. Emerging interest in these systems led us to investigate …

The trend to localise food production promises reduced reliance on increasingly uncertain
global supply chains. Controlled-environment agriculture, in particular indoor vertical …

Modification of spectral quality via coloured shade nets can act as a physiological tool to
modify the crop microenvironment and advance plant growth and yield. This literature review …

The sustainability of energy and food supplies has come to represent a major concern
throughout the world today. Greenhouse cultivation, an intensive food-production system …

Highlights•Review of greenhouse designs and technologies in hot climates was
conducted.•CFD approaches for exploring various greenhouse cooling technologies are …

Energy crisis is the worldwide main concern since fossil fuels are facing rapid depletion and
its consumption contributes to the rise in the average global temperature. Among the …

Emission-free closed-field crop cultivation at a commercial scale necessitates microclimate
evaluation for embracing the production uncertainties and maximizing the returns. This …

The integration of the photovoltaic (PV) energy in the greenhouse farm has raised concerns
on the agricultural sustainability of this specific agrosystem in terms of crop planning and …