Evaluating recycling fertilizers for tomato cultivation in hydroponics, and their impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

ABSTRACT: Soilless culture systems offer an environmentally friendly and resource-efficient alternative to traditional cultivation systems fitting within the scheme of a circular economy. The objective of this research was to examine the sustainable integration of recycling fertilizers in hydroponic cultivation-creating a nutrient cycling concept for horticultural cultivation. Using the nutrient film technique (NFT), three recycling-based fertilizer variants were tested against standard synthetic mineral fertilization as the control, with 11 tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Pannovy) per replicate (n = 4) and treatment: two nitrified urine-based fertilizers differing in ammonium/nitrate ratio (NH₄⁺:NO₃^-), namely (1) "Aurin" (AUR) and (2) "Crop" (C

SUBMITTER: Halbert-Howard A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8541969 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature