Use of Sewage-Refuse Compost in the Production of Ornamental Plants

Sanderson, Kenneth C.

doi:10.21273/hortsci.15.2.173

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“…Over the last 40 years, the utilization of composted organic wastes in soilless growth media has increased significantly (Beeson, 1996;Farrell and Jones, 2010;Nappi and Barberis, 1993;POOLE, 1970;Rainbow, 2009;Raviv, 2013;Sanderson, 1980). At first glance, composts appear to be an appealing idea because they are high in organic matter and nutrients (Farrell and Jones, 2010).…”

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A review on soilless cultivation: The hope of urban agriculture

Joshi

Nainabasti

Bhandari

et al. 2022

Arch. Agric. Environ. Sci.

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The cultivation of plants without using soil as a rooting medium is known as soilless farming. Depending on the requirement and type of crop, there are several soilless systems, including hydroponic, aeroponic, vertical farming, and others. The rate at which megacities are growing is worrying. As a result, urban agriculture needs to undergo a revolution in order to address the problem of food scarcity and hunger. These significant quantitative and qualitative food concerns can be solved by soilless farming in urban environments. In greenhouses and tunnels, about 3.5% of the world's crops are produced utilizing soilless, hydroponic farming methods. People who reside in deserts, the arctic, and other difficult-to-farm places can build up hydroponic farms. Since there is no soil, there are fewer insects and weeds. Vegetables, fruits, flowers, and medicinal plants are among the crops grown in soilless or hydroponic systems. Growth media is used in soilless culture methods in place of soil. As growth media, inorganic or organic substrates (barks, coconut coir, coconut soil, fleece, marc, peat) are used. Aquaponics in Nepal has a promising future because it is still in its early phases and is expected to thrive and expand well. As a result, a variety of crops are produced year, increasing income. Soilless cultures are thought of as a recently found approach to agricultural development, yet they are extremely difficult to put into practice.

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Section: Composted Organic Wastementioning

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A review on soilless cultivation: The hope of urban agriculture

Joshi

Nainabasti

Bhandari

et al. 2022

Arch. Agric. Environ. Sci.

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“…Composts made from sewage sludges con taining low concentrations of heavy metals have been used successfully in the growing media of various nonedible horticultural crops: bedding plants (6,16), foliage plants (11), florist crops (13), and container-grown woody ornamentals (8,13).…”

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Transplant Quality and Metal Concentrations in Vegetable Transplants Grown in Media Containing Sewage Sludge Compost1

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Chaney

Reynolds

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Tomato (Lycopericon esculentum Mill.) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. Capitata group) transplants were grown in peat-vermiculite (P-V) or in media containing sewage sludge compost from either a residential, low metal (LM) or industrially contaminated, high metal (HM) source. The transplant quality (stem diameter, fresh, and dry weight) of plants grown in P-V and LM were similar. Transplants grown in HM media were small, less-developed, and exhibited symptoms of heavy metal phytotoxicity. The concentrations of Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, Cd, and Ni in tomato and of Zn, Cu, Cd, and Ni in cabbage plants grown in HM media were significantly higher than those in transplants grown in LM media. The addition of peatmoss to LM media had little influence on media pH or the heavy metal concentrations in transplants. However, peatmoss lowered the pH of HM media and thus the concentrations of Zn, Mn, Cu, and Ni in tomato and Zn and Mn in cabbage transplants increased. Concentrations of Zn and Cu in tomatoes and Zn in cabbage were above phytotoxic levels.

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Toward a More Sustainable Agriculture

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Use of Sewage-Refuse Compost in the Production of Ornamental Plants

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A review on soilless cultivation: The hope of urban agriculture

A review on soilless cultivation: The hope of urban agriculture

Transplant Quality and Metal Concentrations in Vegetable Transplants Grown in Media Containing Sewage Sludge Compost1

Sustaining Resources: Soil

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