Comparison of hydroponic and aeroponic cultivation systems for the production of potato minitubers

Ritter, Enrique; Angulo, B.; Riga, Patrick; Herrán, C.; Relloso, J.; José, María

doi:10.1007/bf02410099

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“…An aeroponics system uses nutrient solution recirculation; hence, a limited amount of water is used. It comparatively offers lower water and energy inputs per unit growing area, as reported by Ritter et al (2001).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Open Access (Ritter et al 2001;Otazu 2008;Roosta 2012). Current efforts are underway to incorporate aeroponics into potato seed systems of some Sub Saharan African countries (Otazu 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Improved space and water conserving methods of food production under soil-less culture have shown some promising results all over the World (Mamta and Shraddha 2013). It comparatively offers lower water and energy inputs per unit growing area (James et al 1981;Ritter et al 2001;Farran et al 2006;Nabeel Mohammed 2016). Soon after its development, aeroponics took hold as a valuable research tool and offered researchers a non-invasive way to examine roots under development.…”

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Determination of Nutrient Solutions for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Seed Production under Aeroponics Production System

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Open Agriculture. 2017; 2: 155-159 length was significantly affected by nutrient solutions. Nutrient solution C resulted the maximum root length (300.8 cm), while nutrient solution A produced minimum root length (135.5 cm). Plant height was not significantly affected by nutrient solutions. Small size tubers (<8 g) were not significantly affected by either tuber number or weight. Medium (8-12 g) and large size tubers (>12 g) were significantly affected by nutrient solutions both in number and weight. The maximum tuber numbers was obtained from treatment B. Therefore, the experiment indicated that treatment B represents the optimum nutrient concentration rate to use in an aeroponics minituber production system under Holetta conditions.

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confidence: 83%

“…Open Access (Ritter et al 2001;Otazu 2008;Roosta 2012). Current efforts are underway to incorporate aeroponics into potato seed systems of some Sub Saharan African countries (Otazu 2010).…”

Section: Research Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

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Determination of Nutrient Solutions for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Seed Production under Aeroponics Production System

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“…Hydroponics is a technology that facilitates plant growth in the presence of water enriched with nutrients, without the presence of soil. Another form of soilless plant cultivation, aeroponics, uses hydroponic principles, but the plants are grown leaving the roots exposed to a moist environment enriched with nutrients [7,8,37].…”

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Potential of Vertical Hydroponic Agriculture in Mexico

Anda

Shear

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:In 2050, Mexico's population will reach 150 million people, about 80% of whom will likely live in urban centers. This increase in population will necessitate increased food production in the country. The lands classified as drylands in Mexico occupy approximately 101.5 million hectares, or just over half the territory, limiting the potential for agricultural expansion. In addition to the problem of arid conditions in Mexico, there are conditions in other parts of the country related to low to very low water availability, resulting in pressure on the water resources in almost two-thirds of the country. Currently, agriculture uses 77% of the water withdrawn, primarily for food production. This sector contributes 12% of the total greenhouse gas emission (GHG) production in the country. Given the conditions of pressure on water and land resources in Mexico and the need to reduce the carbon footprint, vertical farming technology could offer the possibility for sustainable food production in the urban areas of the country in the coming years.

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“…Aeroponic systems for potato pre-basic seed production were established following increased demand for more efficient, high quality seed production methods (Ritter et al 2001, Nickols 2005. In this soilless culture system, roots are kept in a dark environment saturated with an aerosol of nutrient solution.…”

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Field performance of potato minitubers produced in aeroponic culture

Rykaczewska¹

2016

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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The aeroponic system is a viable technological alternative for potato minituber production within a potato tuber seed system. The aim of the study was to evaluate the productivity of potato minitubers grown in aeroponic culture and collected in 14 successive periods of the growing season. The minitubers of cvs. Ametyst and Tajfun were tested in an experimental field after a storage period. It was found that cv. Ametyst was characterized by higher yield and number of tubers than cv. Tajfun. Yield of cv. Ametyst averaged 42.6 t/ha, and cv. Tajfun 37.3 t/ha. The number of tubers over 3 cm of cv. Ametyst averaged 644.2 per ha, and cv. Tajfun 437.7 per ha. The yield and number of tubers was dependent on the physiological age of minitubers harvested on successive dates. Comparing the productivity of minitubers grown in aeroponics and in the soil, a significant difference was found in the number of tubers with a transversal diameter over 3 cm. There were more daughter tubers from minitubers grown in soil. They are the result of different-size minitubers used for planting, smaller ones from aeroponics and larger from soil.

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Comparison of hydroponic and aeroponic cultivation systems for the production of potato minitubers

Cited by 120 publications

References 17 publications

Determination of Nutrient Solutions for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Seed Production under Aeroponics Production System

Determination of Nutrient Solutions for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Seed Production under Aeroponics Production System

Potential of Vertical Hydroponic Agriculture in Mexico

Field performance of potato minitubers produced in aeroponic culture

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