Plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs), with well-insulated and airtight structures, enable the production of large quantities of high-quality plants year-round while achieving high resource use efficiency. However, despite the controlle...
With the increase in dialysis patients worldwide, the demand for low-K vegetables is growing. Thus, a type of lettuce with a low-K content has been marketed in Japan. To learn more about low-K vegetables, information is needed on the physiological...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been a global health problem in recent years. CKD patients often restrict their potassium (K) intake to avoid the high risk of hyperkalemia. In this study, quantitative K management in hydroponics was adopted to pr...
Alex Williams Ayarna   Satoru Tsukagoshi   George Oduro Nkansah   
Horticulturae 7(3) 2021年3月
The low-node pinching order at a high-density plant cultivation system (LN&HD) is now widely adopted for increasing tomato yield and fruit quality. The LN&HD cultivation period spans 70–120 days, employs the use of a small amount of substrate (low...
Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production: Second Edition 221-229 2019年11月
In soilless culture systems, all nutrients are supplied to the plants through a nutrient solution that meets the plants' requirements. The composition of the solution refers to the ion concentration of each nutrient in the solution. Many different...