Essays about: "soilless cultivation"

Found 4 essays containing the words soilless cultivation.

  1. 1. Review of pH recommendations for soilless cultivation systems

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Elric Fabricius; [2023]
    Keywords : soilless cultivation; hydroponics; aeroponics; NFT; nutrient film technique; DWC; deep water culture; pH; nutrient solution; speciation; availability; biomass production;

    Abstract : Our human population is growing, and with that, so is our demand for food, food that today still is not a guarantee for all of us. To help increase global food security, the diversification of our food production through the implementation of soilless, hydroponic cultivation systems has been suggested. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soilless Cultivation of Edible Plants for Phytoremediation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Ola Haddad; [2020]
    Keywords : agriculture; aquaponics; Baltic sea; environment; eutrophication; food security; hydroponics; internal nutrients concentration; phytoremediation; sustainable development goals; sustainable management approaches;

    Abstract : Food security and eutrophication are two issues proven to have severe impacts on both humanity and the environment. This study suggests improving the local food security by utilizing phosphorus and nitrogen, available in severe eutrophic small lakes, in local food production, thus turning eutrophication from a problem into a resource. READ MORE

  4. 3. Nutrient dynamics in pak choi cultivation fertilized with biogas digestate : effects of non-nutrient digestate elements and amendment with mineral nutrients

    University essay from SLU/Department of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Kristina Weimers; [2020]
    Keywords : Biogas digestate; pak choi; Brassica rapa; ssp. chinensis; ‘Joy Choi’; greenhouse; soilless production; peat-based growing media; biostimulants; nitrification; nutrient recovery efficiency; phosphorus; sulphur;

    Abstract : Anaerobic digestion in biogas plants produces renewable energy and a residue which is rich in plant nutrients. This residue is called digestate. Today, these digestates are mostly spread directly onto fields as manure. READ MORE

  5. 4. How to improve the soilless cultivation of sweet basil looking at light and nutrition?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Hedvig Säll; [2020]
    Keywords : hydroponics; aeroponics; sweet basil; essential oils; vertical farming;

    Abstract : Sweet basil of the variety Genovese Gigante is an economically important crop with common use in the gastronomic, medical and cosmetic fields, to name a few, due to the high content of essential oils (EO). Indoor cultivation is a viable alternative to grow sweet basil all-year-round, independent of the outdoor conditions. READ MORE