Achieving environmentally sustainable growing media for soilless plant cultivation systems – A review
Abstract
Effective growing media are vital to the soilless plant cultivation industry. Environmental impacts of soilless growing media are increasing important. Materials commonly used as growing media are reviewed alongside novel materials. The challenges of identifying suitable novel growing media are emphasised. More efficient approaches to the identification of novel media are proposed.
- Publication:
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Scientia Horticulturae
- Pub Date:
- November 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.09.030
- Bibcode:
- 2016ScHor.212..220B
- Keywords:
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- Container substrates;
- Environment;
- Peat;
- Responsibly sourced;
- Waste stream