Hydroponic farms produce wastewater that need to be treated before being released into the environment. A three-step screening process (microplate, batch, and semi-continuous flasks experiments) initially designed select an efficient microalgae strain allowed isolation of a consortium naturally developed in hydroponic farm wastewater. During non-optimized experiments, best performing strain, Sc...

Although hydroponic techniques enable intensive and effective crop management, controlling the watering for each type growth stage is challenging using commonly used timed system. Therefore, excessive insufficient occurs frequently. Hydroponic technology that considers drainage rate can minimize amount of drainage, thereby reducing environmental pollution fertilizer consumption. This study comp...

Aluminium toxicity is a major crop production constraint, particularly in acid tropical soils. The toxicity is aggravated when pH falls below 5.5 since toxic monomeric Al species get solubilized. The screening of Al tolerance intrinsically depends on culture medium, with a nutrient solution having pH of 4.5 being recommended. Hydroponic experiment was carried out at Jomo Kenyatta University of ...

Greenhouse production of vegetables in closed hydroponic cropping systems is a resource-efficient technique for the production of high-quality produce with a high yield per unit area. While this type of cropping system allows savings in terms of water and nutrient use, the recirculation of water increases the risk of pathogen dispersal. Oomycetous pathogens in particular, such as Pythium, thriv...

2-[N-morpholino]ethanesulfonic acid (MES) buffer or Amberlite DP-1 (cation-exchange resin beads) were used to stabilize substrate pH of passive-wicking, solid-matrix hydroponic systems in which small canopies of Brassica napus L. (CrGC 5-2, genome : ACaacc) were grown to maturity. Two concentrations of MES (5 or 10 mM) were included in Hoagland 1 nutrient solution. Alternatively, resin beads ...

ABSTRACT: Acclimatization is the final phase of banana plantlet production by micropropagation. In this phase, plantlets are grown in a protected environment with high demand for water, fertilizer and labor, until reaching standard size quality required marketing. The aim study was to evaluate possibility reducing these costs duration acclimatization using hydroponic cultivation technique as co...