Essays about: "soilless"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word soilless.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. Do plants require nutrients in similar proportions? : a possible paradigm shift

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Joachim Nachmansohn; [2014]
    Keywords : plant; nutrient; nutrition; ratios; optimal; proportions; hydroponic; soilless; culture;

    Abstract : Within the field of plant nutrition, specific nutritional requirements in plants are under constant scrutiny. In the predominant paradigm, it is held as a commonly accepted fact that different plant species have considerably different nutrient requirements, concerning the mutual proportions between the nutrients. READ MORE

  5. 9. Comparative analysis of biogas slurry and urine as sustainable nutrient sources for hydroponic vertical farming

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Vlad Andrei Dumitrescu; [2013]
    Keywords : biogas slurry; hydroponics; LCI; urine;

    Abstract : Sustainable alternatives to using mined nutrients in agriculture must be found in order to limit environmental impacts such as eutrophication, habitat destruction and greenhouse gas emis-sions. Biogas slurry and urine recycled to hydroponic food production (a type of soilless agri-culture) have the potential of providing inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus, the main essential nutrients required for plant growth. READ MORE