[HTML][HTML] Carbon Footprint of Greenhouse Production in EU—How Close Are We to Green Deal Goals?

M Ravani, K Georgiou, S Tselempi, N Monokrousos… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sustainable greenhouse production has been brought to the forefront as one of the pillars in
achieving the objectives set by the Green Deal strategy in 2020, for drastically decreasing …

Soilless culture technology to transform vegetable farming, reduce land pressure and degradation in drylands

WG Gebreegziher - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Use of farmlands for food production is under pressure and providing food for a growing
population is a global concern due to alternative land use and degradation, pest …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental analysis of soilless tomato production in a high-tech greenhouse

A D'Amico, A De Boni, GO Palmisano, C Acciani… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soilless farming systems are currently considered a viable production technique reducing
environmental impacts due to use of chemical factors, soil and water This study analysed the …

Adsorption potential of orange rind–based nanosorbents for the removal of cadmium (II) and chromium (VI) from contaminated water

S Kanwal, HK Naeem, F Batool, A Mirza… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metals (HMs) in water are highly poisonous and carcinogenic agents for human
health. To alleviate the toxic impacts of HMs, green remediation technologies are the need …

Factors affecting production, nutrient translocation mechanisms, and LED emitted light in growth of microgreen plants in soilless culture

A Sharma, M Hazarika, P Heisnam… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microgreens or vegetable greens are just germinated plants harvested once the cotyledon
leaves develop with one set of true leaves, and they are important as a nutrition supplement …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient Solution Flowing Environment Affects Metabolite Synthesis Inducing Root Thigmomorphogenesis of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in Hydroponics

B Baiyin, Y Xiang, J Hu, K Tagawa, JE Son… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The principal difference between hydroponics and other substrate cultivation methods is the
flowing liquid hydroponic cultivation substrate. Our previous studies have revealed that a …

Machine learning assisted water management strategy on a self-sustaining seawater desalination and vegetable cultivation platform

L Jiao, X Luo, L Zha, H Bao, J Zhang, X Gu - Computers and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
To enable vegetable cultivation in conditions lacking freshwater and soil, such as islands
and offshore platforms, this study proposes to combine interfacial solar evaporation with …

[HTML][HTML] Organic-based nutrient solutions for sustainable vegetable production in a zero-runoff soilless growing system

KSS Alneyadi, MSB Almheiri, N Tzortzakis… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
As the adoption of soilless production systems escalates to meet the rising demand for safe
and healthy fresh produce, the growing environmental awareness and consumer's …

[HTML][HTML] Pretreated Agro-Industrial Effluents as a Source of Nutrients for Tomatoes Grown in a Dual Function Hydroponic System: Tomato Quality Assessment

A Afonso, C Ribeiro, MJ Carvalho, T Correia, P Correia… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In a zero-waste approach for the agro-industrial sector, this study aimed to evaluate the
reuse of cheese whey wastewater (chemical oxygen demand= 2.1 g L− 1) pretreated by …

[HTML][HTML] Kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica) biofortified with iodoquinolines: Effectiveness of enriching with iodine and influence on chemical composition

KK Krawczyk, S Smoleń, A Wisła-Świder, I Kowalska… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Iodine is a trace element essential for the proper function of the human body, while quinoline
derivatives demonstrate many health-promoting properties. Despite the obligatory iodization …