Optimising Soilless Culture Systems and Alternative Growing Media to Current Used Materials

• Other Authors: Gruda, Nazim (Editor), Fernández, Juan A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; suppressiveness; Trichoderma harzianum; peat; compost; substrate; Vaccinium corymbosum; container; ammonium uptake; southern highbush blueberry; organic fertilizer; hydroponic; ribotypes; vermicompost leachate; Spinacia oleracea; substrates; soilless culture systems; photosynthetic pigments; phenols; flavonoids; ascorbic acid; DPPH; FRAP; Aquaponics; soilless cucumber; leachate pH; cucumber yield; peat substitute; growing media; decision tree; feasibility; heather; cattail; reed; alder; peat reduction; cascade hydroponics; basil; salinity; amino acids; nutrients; root restriction; nutrient solution; irrigation frequency; rootzone temperature; oxygenation; vapour pressure deficit; lighting; rootzone pH; root exudates; CO2; plant-microorganism relationships; NH4+; NO3−; nitrification; Q10; modeling; greenhouse gases; greenhouse; organic substrates; carotenoids; phenolic compounds; carbon dioxide; nitrous oxide; methane; N2O; CH4; n/a
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This book represents a Special Issue collection called: "Optimising Soilless Culture Systems and Alternative Growing Media to Current Used Materials". Nine original papers, one review, and an Editorial from 41 authors from different countries were published in this Special Issue. New strategies and technologies, including new sustainable raw materials, should be continually developed to solve specific cultivation limitations, optimise existing systems, reduce related environmental impacts, and address the impacts of climate change.