Horticulturae (Oct 2023)

Is Soilless Culture a Sustainable Form of Agriculture?

Nazim S. Gruda,
Rui M. A. Machado,
Erik A. van Os

Affiliations

Nazim S. Gruda: INRES—Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Bonn, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Rui M. A. Machado: MED—Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Crop Science Department, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Erik A. van Os: Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9111190
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 11
p. 1190

Abstract

A soilless culture system (SCS) is a technique used for plant production that has recently become increasingly popular [...]

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Published in Horticulturae

ISSN: 2311-7524 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Plant culture
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae

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