Sonkoly, Judit Takács, Attila Molnár V, Attila Török, Péter
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The Science of the total environment
Although long-distance dispersal (LDD) events are rare and stochastic, they are disproportionately important and drive several large-scale ecological processes; yet, we have a very limited understanding of their frequency, extent and consequences. Humanity intentionally spreads several species, which is associated with the accidental dispersal of o...
Kaushalya Madhavi, Bolappa Gamage Khan, Fawad Bhujel, Anil Jaihuni, Mustafa Kim, Na Eun Moon, Byeong Eun Kim, Hyeon Tae
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Heliyon
Growing media; Bio plus compost; Image processing technique; Synthetic nutrient; Strawberry plant.
Akther, Musa He, Jianxun Chu, Angus van Duin, Bert
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The Science of the total environment
Despite the benefits of green roofs in managing stormwater quality, green roofs especially at their early age might leach nutrients. Research in this regard is still very limited. Therefore, this paper conducted both the laboratory and field observations to characterize and model the leaching of nutrients including nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) a...
Sánchez-Monedero, M.A. Sánchez-García, M. Castejón-del Pino, R. Fornes Sebastiá, Fernando Belda Navarro, Rosa María Lidón, Antonio Cayuela, M.L.
[EN] There is growing interest on the use of biochar in composting and also on its effect as growing media constituent. This study addresses the main effects of the use of biochar as an additive in organic waste composting in terms of the enhancement of the process and the quality and agronomical value of the end product. Biochar presents favorable...
Rathnayake, Dilani Creber, Hamish Van Poucke, Reinhart Sohi, Saran Meers, Erik Masek, Ondrej Ronsse, Frederik
Peat remains the primary constituent of horticultural growing media in professional use. However, use of peat in horticultural growing media results in greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss due to excavation of natural peatlands. Biochar is gaining attention as a sustainable alternative to peat use in horticulture. This study examined the ...
Duménil, Jean-Rémi
Dans le cadre des journées d’études organisées par l’AEHA (Association pour l’étude de l’histoire de l’agriculture), l’Académie d’Agriculture de France et le Comité d’histoire du CGEDD (Conseil général de l’environnement et du développement durable), un colloque s’est tenu à l’AgroParisTech, le jeudi 8 février 2018, sur le thème « Agriculture et En...
Skorobogatov, Anton He, Jianxun Chu, Angus Valeo, Caterina van Duin, Bert
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The Science of the total environment
Bioretention systems have gained considerable popularity as a more natural approach to stormwater management in urban environments. The choice of bioretention media is frequently cited as one of the critical design parameters with the ultimate impact on the performance of the system. The goal of this review is to highlight data that challenge the i...
Giacomelli, G.A. van Weel, P.A. Blok, C.
For more than 40 years ebb and flood irrigation and nutrient delivery systems have been nurturing crops within greenhouse controlled environments. Bedding plants, potted plants, cut flowers and even tomatoes have been produced. An overview and critical discussion of the delivery of water, dissolved oxygen and plant nutrients to the root zone of the...
Mahmoud, Thanaa Sh. M. Nabila, E. K. Rayya, M. S. Abou Eisa, R. A.
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Bulletin of the National Research Centre
BackgroundSowing time and suitable planting media are considered basic requirements to get the maximum yield and high profit for their direct and significant impact on seedlings quality and productivity of trees later. So this experiment has been carried out in a private nursery at Gharbiya Governorate, Egypt, during the seasons of 2016 and 2017 to...
Bessouat, Laura
La ville de demain se rêve en vert, l’agriculture urbaine est en plein essor, mais pour cultiver dans cet environnement artificialisé, il faut un support. L’économie circulaire propose une solution simple : utiliser des rejets générés par la ville, les faisant passer du statut de déchet à celui de produit. La présente étude vise à évaluer différent...
