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 crop** site. Nurseries use a …

Coffee is perhaps one of the most vital ingredients in humans' daily life in modern world.
However, this causes the production of million tons of relevant wastes, ie, plastic cups …

Abstract The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is an insect
whose larvae thrive on agro-industrial by-products. This study reports the first use of black …

Peat replacement is an increasing demand in containerized and transplant production, due
to the environmental constraints associated to peat use. However, despite the wide …

Anaerobic digestion of organic residues has the potential to significantly contribute to a shift
from fossil to renewable energy, while the remaining biogas digestate need to be treated or …

The search for alternative materials for peat substitution in soilless systems has led to an
increasing use of compost as ingredient of growing media. These materials may have …

Peat is the most representative component in the preparation of growing media used in
horticulture. However, environmental issues and increased production costs, related to peat …

In the last decades the fraction of fresh produce and cut flowers that are grown in soilless
media are constantly growing due to the inherent advantages of substrates over soils. Peat …

Peat is the most common used substrate in horticultural seedling production. To reduce peat
in horticultural potted plant cultivation systems in general is an obstacle, even within the …

Irrigation and growing substrate are considered as essential cultivation practices in order to
obtain good productive and qualitative performance of potted rosemary plants. In pot …