A transplant can be defined as a seedling or sprouted vegetative propagation material
grown in a substrate or in the field, for transfer to the final cropping site. Nurseries use a …

Hydroponic crop production has significantly increased in recent years worldwide, as it
allows a more efficient use of water and fertilizers, as well as a better control of climate and …

The present article reviews the scientific literature on soilless culture and provided a critical
examination of the micro-environmental factors that can affect horticultural crop growth and …

Core Ideas Movement of O2 in the soil is mainly diffusive. Respiration consists of plant root
and microbial O2 uptake, roughly of the same magnitude. Reduced O2 and elevated CO2 …

The basic principles of mineral nutrition of crops have been reviewed by many authors
(Marschner, 1995; Mengel and Kirkby, 2001; Epstein and Bloom, 2005). While the theory of …

La colección La horticultura es una ciencia que avanza a pasos agigantados en todos los
ámbitos que la componen. El conocimiento que existe sobre esta ciencia y arte es muy …

Exposing plants to gradually increasing stress and to abiotic shock represents two different
phenomena. The knowledge on plants' responses following gradually increasing stress is …

Limitations to growth and biomass production are expected under high (> 30° C) soil
temperatures due to low soil oxygen levels and insufficient oxygen transport to roots. These …

High yield and product quality of crops grown in soilless systems are only possible if
nutrition is optimized. This implies the accurate management of all factors involved in crop …

We extensively surveyed the soil aeration status in 35 commercial, drip-irrigated Israeli
orchards, mostly in 2007 and 2008. The main objective of the survey was to evaluate the …