Hydroponic pepper growing on baked clay pellets

Szilágyi, Z.; Slezák, K.; Ferenczy, A.; Terbe, I.

doi:10.31421/ijhs/12/4/676

Cited by 2 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…At the bottom, they have a meshy space from where roots travel into the stock solution to nurture and grow a plant. Expendable clay pellets are filled inside net pots to hold the plants (Szilágyi et al, 2006), shown in Figure 2. Another benefit of the mesh structure is to circulate air through the bottom of the cup to the root zone.…”

Section: Experimental Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Assessment of Hydroponic and Geoponic Cultivation Systems for Sustainable Spinach Cultivation

Syed¹,

Khan²,

Chattha³

et al. 2021

PJAR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aims to solve water constraints in today's agricultural industry, as well as decreasing soil conditions and growing food demand. The primary goal of current research is to find a substitute for conventional farming practices that could conserve water, fertilizer and generate more sustainable food vertically and horizontally. Two treatments were performed, each with two replications. The treatments included hydroponic (soil-less) and geoponic (soil) spinach seed cultivation. The seed was initially grown in a seedling tray before being transferred onto a prepared plot and a hydroponic model, respectively. All the standard materials (made of plastic) needed for a perfect low-cost hydroponic model, obtained from local markets, were combined accordingly to achieve the results of set goals. A total of 9680.00 PKR was the approximate expense of the manually manufactured hydroponic model. The field under geoponic cultivation was maintained equal to the manufactured hydroponic model (4'x 4'). Full-Spectrum Light-emitting diode (LED) grow light was used to meet the plants' light requirements. The stock solution (a combination of water and nutrients) was used to feed the transplanted plants during hydroponic cultivation. On average, relative to water use under geoponic agriculture, the hydroponic model's productivity was 97.42 percent. The growth efficiency of the hydroponic spinach crop was much higher than that of geoponic cultivation. On average, the leaf area was 24 percent, height 25 percent, and steam scale 24 percent greater than geoponic. Statistically, there was a substantial (p<0.05) variation in the leaf area, height, and steam scale of plants, suggesting that hydroponic technology could also increase crop yields by up to 25 percent. It is inferred from this analysis that hydroponic cultivation is successful in saving water and fertilizer and increasing crop yields at the desirable limit. To enhance yield, the hydroponic model should be equipped with sensors and artificial intelligence technologies to handle difficulties related with food supplies. The hydroponic growing technology should be introduced to cities. At the time, such as when challenged with Covid-19 and the locust attack.

show abstract

Section: Experimental Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Assessment of Hydroponic and Geoponic Cultivation Systems for Sustainable Spinach Cultivation

Syed¹,

Khan²,

Chattha³

et al. 2021

PJAR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Because expanded clay pellets do not have good water-holding capacity, salt accumulation and drying out can be common problems in improperly managed systems. Although the pellets are rather expensive, they are one of the few kinds of medium that can be easily reused [24]. Vermiculite is a micaceous mineral which is expanded when heated in furnaces at temperatures near 109°C.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Different Substrates on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Slovenian Sweetpotato Cultivars under Greenhouse Conditions

Žnidarčić¹,

Vučanjk²,

Ilin³

et al. 2018

Vegetables - Importance of Quality Vegetables to Human Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the genetic relatedness between three Slovenian sweetpotato cultivars; and to assess the effects of different growing substrates on selected agronomic and nutritional traits. Tubers of three cultivars ('Lučka', 'Janja' and 'Martina') with different skin/flesh color were produced in planters under glasshouse conditions in five different growing substrates (perlite, peat, expanded clay, vermiculite and garden soil) from prior raised seedlings. Genetic analysis was performed using a set of eight SSR markers. According to Nei's genetic distance and pairwise population Fst analysis, the most related cultivars are 'Janja' and 'Martina'. The following agronomic traits were evaluated: vine length, thickness of vine-base, number of branches, weight of above ground part, number of leaves plant −1 , number of tubers plant −1 and tubers weight plant −1. Among nutritional traits, total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant potential (AOP) and ascorbic acid content (AA) were determined. Significant interactions of growing substrates (factor A) × cultivar (factor B) were observed for thickness of vine-base, weight of above ground part, AOP, TPC and AA. Overall results show different response of cultivars in different growing substrate. Growing substrate provide a discriminant classification of the sweetpotato cultivars according to their agronomic and nutritional traits.

show abstract

Hydroponic pepper growing on baked clay pellets

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Comparative Assessment of Hydroponic and Geoponic Cultivation Systems for Sustainable Spinach Cultivation

Comparative Assessment of Hydroponic and Geoponic Cultivation Systems for Sustainable Spinach Cultivation

The Influence of Different Substrates on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Slovenian Sweetpotato Cultivars under Greenhouse Conditions

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About