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Horticulturae, Volume 9, Issue 3

March 2023 - 123 articles

Cover Story: Aquaponics combines fish and crop production through recirculating water. Fish metabolic products are used for the fertilization of crops; thus, the waste is turned into a resource under the circular economy concept. Nevertheless, some essential nutrients for crop growth are often at sub-optimal concentrations. Spinach functional responses and crop and fish growth were studied in aquaponics subjected to minimal nutrient supplementation. Fe-deficiency was identified as the major bottleneck for spinach cultivation in closed-loop aquaponics. The results demonstrate that only Fe supplementation may sufficiently improve spinach function and yield, by increasing photosynthetic rates and photochemical efficiency, mainly due to a higher quantum yield of electron transport. View this paper
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Articles (123)

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,435 Views
16 Pages

As a result of global warming related to the development of industry and agriculture, the proportion of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased, and temperatures have risen to unprecedented levels. As a result, heat stress, aridity, and salinity in...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,139 Views
14 Pages

Lignification in Zinnia (Zinnia elegans Jacq.) Stem Sections of Different Age: Biochemical and Molecular Genetic Traits

  • Anastasia S. Tugbaeva,
  • Alexander A. Ermoshin,
  • Hada Wuriyanghan and
  • Irina S. Kiseleva

Lignification of the stem in zinnia provides its mechanical properties due to xylem formation, which depends on the stage of plant development and is responsible for the transport of water and minerals. The study was aimed at the lignin deposition, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,473 Views
14 Pages

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) as the most economically important vegetable crop worldwide has been investigated intensively for the development of new and improved varieties. Most of these technologies require efficient protocols for in vitr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,884 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Analysis of Qualitative Attributes for Selection of Calabaza Genotypes in the Southeast United States

  • Skylar R. Moreno,
  • Masoud Yazdanpanah,
  • Tianyi Huang,
  • Charles A. Sims,
  • Carlene A. Chase,
  • Geoffrey Meru,
  • Amarat Simonne and
  • Andrew J. MacIntosh

Cucurbita moschata, commonly known as winter squash, tropical squash, and calabaza, is native to Central America. This tropical squash thrives in tropical and subtropical climates, including parts of the southeastern U.S. and is very popular among pe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,942 Views
32 Pages

Allium Species in the Balkan Region—Major Metabolites, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties

  • Sandra Vuković,
  • Jelena B. Popović-Djordjević,
  • Aleksandar Ž. Kostić,
  • Nebojša Dj. Pantelić,
  • Nikola Srećković,
  • Muhammad Akram,
  • Umme Laila and
  • Jelena S. Katanić Stanković

Ever since ancient times, Allium species have played a significant role in the human diet, in traditional medicine for the treatment of many ailments, and in officinal medicine as a supplemental ingredient. The major metabolites of alliums, as well a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,293 Views
7 Pages

An Optimized Protocol for In Vitro Regeneration of Ocimum basilicum cv. FT Italiko

  • Sara Barberini,
  • Chiara Forti,
  • Marina Laura,
  • Roberto Ciorba,
  • Carlo Mascarello,
  • Annalisa Giovannini,
  • Barbara Ruffoni and
  • Marco Savona

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.; Fam. Lamiaceae) is an annual herbaceous plant with a high economic value used in folk medicine, pharmacology, and food production. In Italy, most of the varieties are used to produce the famous “pesto” sa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,008 Views
11 Pages

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the yield, quality and unit production cost of broccoli grown under green manure, vermicompost and chemical fertilization. For this purpose, broccoli plants were cultivated as follows: (i) Chemical fertiliza...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,013 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of Drip Irrigation on the Length and Distribution of Apple Tree Roots

  • Pavel Svoboda,
  • Jan Haberle,
  • Michal Moulik,
  • Ivana Raimanová,
  • Gabriela Kurešová and
  • Martin Mészáros

In a three-year experiment (2019–2021), the roots of 7-year-old apple trees (Malus domestica cv. ‘Red Jonaprince’) grown under drip irrigation were studied. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of irrigation on root dens...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,870 Views
14 Pages

Effects of LED Lights and New Long-Term-Release Fertilizers on Lettuce Growth: A Contribution for Sustainable Horticulture

  • Elisabetta Sgarbi,
  • Giulia Santunione,
  • Francesco Barbieri,
  • Monia Montorsi,
  • Isabella Lancellotti and
  • Luisa Barbieri

The horticulture sector has been directed by European guidelines to improve its practices related to environmental sustainability. Moreover, the practice of horticulture in urban areas is increasing since it provides fresh products that are locally p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,254 Views
11 Pages

A Predictive Model of Nutrient Recovery from RAS Drum-Screen Effluent for Reuse in Aquaponics

  • Joseph Tetreault,
  • Rachel L. Fogle,
  • Ashly Ramos and
  • Michael B. Timmons

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) optimizes growth parameters for vegetable and aquaculture production and can be used to address growing global food insecurity. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) generate a nutrient-dense effluent that m...

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