Influence of Soilless Culture Substrate on Improvement of Yield and Produce Quality of Horticultural Crops

Asaduzzaman, Md.; Saifullah, Md. Khaled; Mollick, Akm Salim Reza; Hossain, Mohammad Rashed; Halim, Gma; Asao, Toshiki

doi:10.5772/59708

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“…Ideal growing media should have suitable physical and chemical properties [18]. A good growing medium must have enough weight to provide physical support [19].…”

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A Comparative Evaluation of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Composted Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifoliaL.) with Pine Bark Growing Media in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabucumL.) Seedling Production

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Chimwanda

Chagonda

et al. 2016

Advances in Agriculture

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The search for suitable organic growing media substitutes for pine bark based media combinations has been prompted by concerns over high costs and lack of availability to smallholder farmers coupled with increasing demand for soilless media in Zimbabwe. A trial was conducted for 12 weeks to investigate the suitability of tea tree compost-based substrates for tobacco seedling production as a substitute of the traditional pine bark growing media. The use of composted tea tree growing media in float trays significantly (p<0.05) increases the bulk density of the media by 23–59% when compared with pine bark media. The cation exchange capacity of the native pine bark growing media was 14 to 95% lower than that for the composted tea tree media. The use of the composted tea as media for tobacco seedling nursery reduced seed germination by 10–37%, seedling stem height by 4–34%, and seedling stem girth by 6–175%. While the nutrient holding and supplying potential of the growing media in seedling production is important for normal seedling growth, its effect on seedling growth vigor is less important than that exerted by the presence of suitable physical conditions in the media.

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“…Ideal growing media should have suitable physical and chemical properties [18]. A good growing medium must have enough weight to provide physical support [19].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comparative Evaluation of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Composted Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifoliaL.) with Pine Bark Growing Media in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabucumL.) Seedling Production

Masaka

Chimwanda

Chagonda

et al. 2016

Advances in Agriculture

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“…Indoor farmers often use soil-free horticultural techniques including hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics, or growing on mats (e.g., Biostrate) and soil alternatives (e.g., coco coir). This review will focus on hydroponic leafy vegetable production (including lettuce, spinach, microgreens, and herbs), which can be categorized into six types: (1) nutrient film technique (NFT), (2) deep water raft culture (DWC), (3) flood and drain, (4) continuous drip systems, (5) the wick method, and (6) aeroponics [8,9]; however, aeroponics will not be discussed in this review. Overall, each of these systems may confer different risks and advantages in the production of leafy vegetables.…”

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Risk of Human Pathogen Internalization in Leafy Vegetables During Lab-Scale Hydroponic Cultivation

2019

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Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is a growing industry for the production of leafy vegetables and fresh produce in general. Moreover, CEA is a potentially desirable alternative production system, as well as a risk management solution for the food safety challenges within the fresh produce industry. Here, we will focus on hydroponic leafy vegetable production (including lettuce, spinach, microgreens, and herbs), which can be categorized into six types: (1) nutrient film technique (NFT), (2) deep water raft culture (DWC), (3) flood and drain, (4) continuous drip systems, (5) the wick method, and (6) aeroponics. The first five are the most commonly used in the production of leafy vegetables. Each of these systems may confer different risks and advantages in the production of leafy vegetables. This review aims to (i) address the differences in current hydroponic system designs with respect to human pathogen internalization risk, and (ii) identify the preventive control points for reducing risks related to pathogen contamination in leafy greens and related fresh produce products.

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“…In the same manner, all containerized production systems can be considered as hydroponic (i.e., soilless growth system) since they consist of an artificial root zone aimed at optimizing water and nutrient availability [34]. However, the restricted root volume may negatively affect the supply of nutrients to the plants as the water in the substrate may be rapidly decreased [32,[35][36][37]. In addition, changes are induced in air and water retention characteristics of organic and inorganic substrates when they are used for longer periods than one growing season [38,39].…”

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Irrigation of Greenhouse Crops

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Precision agricultural greenhouse systems indicate considerable scope for improvement of irrigation management practices, since growers typically irrigate crops based on their personal experience. Soil-based greenhouse crop irrigation management requires estimation on a daily basis, whereas soilless systems must be estimated on an hourly or even shorter interval schedule. Historically, irrigation scheduling methods have been based on soil or substrate monitoring, dependent on climate or time with each having both strengths and weaknesses. Recently, plant-based monitoring or plant reflectance-derived indices have been developed, yet their potential is limited for estimating the irrigation rate in order to apply proper irrigation scheduling. Optimization of irrigation practices imposes different irrigation approaches, based on prevailing greenhouse environments, considering plant-water-soil relationships. This article presents a comprehensive review of the literature, which deals with irrigation scheduling approaches applied for soil and soilless greenhouse production systems. Irrigation decisions are categorized according to whether or not an automatic irrigation control has the ability to support a feedback irrigation decision system. The need for further development of neural networks systems is required.

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Influence of Soilless Culture Substrate on Improvement of Yield and Produce Quality of Horticultural Crops

Cited by 44 publications

References 174 publications

A Comparative Evaluation of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Composted Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifoliaL.) with Pine Bark Growing Media in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabucumL.) Seedling Production

A Comparative Evaluation of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Composted Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifoliaL.) with Pine Bark Growing Media in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabucumL.) Seedling Production

Risk of Human Pathogen Internalization in Leafy Vegetables During Lab-Scale Hydroponic Cultivation

Irrigation of Greenhouse Crops

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