Zeolite and hydrogel improve yield of greenhouse cucumber in soil-less medium under water limitation

Gholamhoseini, Majid; Habibzadeh, Farhad; Ataei, Reza; Hemmati, Parisa; Ebrahimian, Elnaz

doi:10.1016/j.rhisph.2018.01.006

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“…Likewise, hydrogel is also considered a soil conditioner, due to its effects on structure and to infiltrate water, minimising soil erosion and water run-off, decreasing soil compaction, supporting plant growth performance when less irrigated, and delaying dissolution of fertilisers to enable nutrient retention [63,69]. Various types of hydrogel could be tailor made to be utilised in soilless agriculture [78].…”

Section: Alternative To Soilless Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogel Application in Urban Farming: Potentials and Limitations—A Review

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Urban agriculture plays a vital role in ensuring the self-sufficiency of a great variety of fresh vegetables and nutrients. It promotes a sustainable food system as well as reducing the dependency on imports for the growing population. Urban farming has made it possible for agriculture practices to be implemented anywhere at any time in a sophisticated way. Hydrogel has been introduced in urban agriculture in the past few decades. However, the application of hydrogel in urban agriculture is still being explored in terms of hydrogel types, structure, physical and chemical properties, change due to external factors, and its suitability for different plant species. This review discusses the potentials and limitations of hydrogel in different application conditions. We present the state of knowledge on hydrogel production and crosslinking methods, hydrogel characteristics, water absorption and release mechanisms of hydrogel, hydrogel advantages and limitations, and current and future applications in urban farming.

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Section: Alternative To Soilless Agriculturementioning

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Hydrogel Application in Urban Farming: Potentials and Limitations—A Review

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“…For the avoidance of cucumber drought and water deficit stress, the plants should be adaptive effective strategies in this context. These effective strategies may include the applied biostimulants such as silicon to mitigate lipid peroxidation (Ouzounidou et al, 2016), nano silica by creating abalance in the uptake of nutrients (Alsaeedi et al, 2019), elevated CO 2 through the regulation of phytohormone contents in cucumber roots Cui et al, 2019 andLi et al, 2020a), applied hydrogen peroxide by increasing the plant antioxidative defense system (Li et al, 2016;Sun et al, 2016 and, applied zeolite and hydrogel by enhanced water retention capacity (Gholamhoseini et al, 2018).…”

Section: Management Of Abiotic Stress In Greenhouse Cucumbermentioning

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Management of Greenhouse Cucumber Production under Arid Environments: A Review

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G REENHOUSE cucumber production is considered an important tool beside open field production. The production of greenhouse cucumber in developing countries particularlyinarid environments mightachieve as low cost structures and almost without air conditions. These conditions have increased the constrains of cucumber production to be include more stresses beside salinity, drought and heat stress. These stresses mainly include biotic stress and abiotic stresses, which cause a high loss in the cucumber productivity. Thus, this review is an attempt to highlight the problems of greenhouse cucumber production under abiotic stress (mainly drought and salinity) and different strategies, which should be adapted against these stresses. Several studies have handled the individual stresses, which impact on greenhouse cucumber production but fewer studies have investigated the multiple or combined stresses.Salinity and drought are most common abiotic stresses under changing climate, which mainly cause a trouble in cucumber antioxidant enzyme activity and generate an oxidative stress leading to a loss in cucumber productivity. New strategies should be adapted to ameliorate or mitigate the expected damage resulting from salinity and drought-stressed cucumber.

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“…Extensive studies on the ability of various planting mediums, including cocopeat [4], perlites [7], rock wool [8], rice hull, bagasse, and wood residue [9], to effectively retain and deliver nutrients for plant growth have aided planters in deciding the best planting medium or substrates to cultivate crops [2,10]. Nevertheless, a basic knowledge of the properties of the selected medium is required as different mediums offer varying abilities.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Potential of a Dynamic Hydrogel as a Substrate for Sustainable Agriculture

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Adopting environmentally friendly or green technology and incorporating new alternative substrates for a sustainable agricultural industry has garnered the attention of numerous researchers. Although super absorbent hydrogels have exhibited great potential, natural hydrogel-based absorbents have gained more interest due to their environmentally safe properties. The sources for the novel green polymer are easily obtained from agricultural wastes, such as polysaccharides, agarose, chitosan, and mucilage, with zero to minimal cost. The polymer also offers several attributes, including water usage and cost efficiencies, versatile application, and increasing plant growth. Furthermore, the polymer can act as a carrier agent and aid in improving the properties of planting mediums. The present review focuses on natural and chemical hydrogel-based polymers. It discusses their potential application in sustainable agriculture and the conservation of ecosystems by providing balanced protection for seeds, plants, and soil. Future perspectives based on previous investigations are also presented.

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Zeolite and hydrogel improve yield of greenhouse cucumber in soil-less medium under water limitation

Cited by 19 publications

References 19 publications

Hydrogel Application in Urban Farming: Potentials and Limitations—A Review

Hydrogel Application in Urban Farming: Potentials and Limitations—A Review

Management of Greenhouse Cucumber Production under Arid Environments: A Review

A Systematic Review of the Potential of a Dynamic Hydrogel as a Substrate for Sustainable Agriculture

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