Hydroponics is a soilless cultivation technique in which plants are grown in a nutrient
solution typically made from mineral fertilizers. This alternative to soil farming can be …

The topical challenge for the Polish, European, and global fertilizer industry is to produce
sufficient nutrients for growing plants using more energy-efficient and environmentally …

Light is an important environmental factor that regulates the activity of metabolism-related
biochemical pathways during tomato maturation. Using LED to improve lighting conditions …

Urban farms, particularly those utilizing vertical space and hydroponics, have the potential to
address many challenges of the existing food system. The use of organic inputs in …

The demand for organic food products, including tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum, L.
1753), is growing. Heated greenhouse production is well described through life cycle …

Nutrient recovery from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for hydroponic cultivation
holds promise for closing the nutrient loop and meeting rising food demands. However, most …

The current economic development paradigm, which is based on steadily rising resource
consumption and pollution emissions, is no longer viable in a world with limited resources …

CONTEXT This review article seeks to evaluate existing research in hydroponic systems
which utilise a fertiliser solution derived from food-waste, also known as “Food-waste based …

Soilless cultivation offers multiple benefits, such as higher productivity, reduced pesticide
use, maximised water use efficiency and protection from adverse environmental conditions …

In bioponics, although chicken manure is an efficient substrate for vegetable production and
nitrogen recovery, it is often contaminated with high Cu and Zn levels, which could …