Media and Containers for Greenhouse Soilless Grown Cucumbers, Melons, Peppers, and Strawberries

Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida) in Slovenia: From Tabula Rasa to Implementation into Crop Production Systems

“…A related study came to similar conclusions (Tocucumbersu and Abe, 2005). The smallest yield of cucumbers was in our study found on expanded clay, which was confirmed also by several other related studies (Cantliffe et al, 2003;Trdan et al, 2007a …”

Reed canary grass straw as a substrate in soilless cultivation of strawberry

“…Peat as a growing medium has all these required characteristics, although compression and water repellency of peat may be problems. In long-term cultivation of heavily irrigated crops, compression can decrease aeration so dramatically that the substrate becomes waterlogged (Cantliffe et al, 2003;Heiskanen, 1995). The ideal growing medium would have the favourable characteristics of peat, but it should also have better re-wettability and capacity to conserve high air-filled porosity.…”

Undergraduate Sustainable Learning: Effects of Sustainable Soilless Media on Production and Sensory Evaluation of Cucumbers, Basil, Parsley, and Lettuce

“…All media tested contain Canadian Sphagnum peat moss (varying in type and %), horticultural grade perlite, dolomitic limestone and wetting agents, while only Sun Gro Metro-Mix contains composted bark and added rice hulls. These tested media components match similar types commonly used for greenhouse cucumber production [17,20,[34][35][36].…”