Advanced Hydroponics Technology for Vegetable Production: New Opportunities and Challenges
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 119
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydroponics; plant nutrition; salt stress; drought stress; plant physiology; plant growth promoting bacteria; crop breeding; soil science; horticulture; agriculture; cover crops; microbiology
Interests: plant nutrition; fertilization; soil fertility; efficiency-enhanced fertilizers; plant growth-promoting bacteria associated with reduced fertilization
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Dear Colleagues,
In the quest for sustainable agriculture and efficient food production, hydroponics technology has emerged as a revolutionary method for the rapid and continuous cultivation of vegetables. Hydroponics offer a highly controlled environment that maximizes yield and reduces resource usage in a soilless nutrient-rich water solution. This advanced cultivation technique is gaining traction due to its potential to address several agricultural challenges, including land scarcity, water conservation, and climate change. The following is the scope and cutting-edge research approaches that will be adapted during hydroponic technologies.
- Technological Innovations: New technologies and methodologies in hydroponic systems, including advancements in nutrient delivery systems, lighting solutions, automation, plant nutrition, nutrient uptake, and new fertilizers.
- Sustainability and Resource Efficiency: Studies focusing on the sustainability aspects of hydroponics, including water use efficiency, nutrient use efficiency, food biofortification, use of biostimulants to reduce fertilizer use, energy consumption, and the environmental impact of hydroponic farming.
- Crop Performance and Yield Optimization: Research on optimizing plant growth conditions, nutrient formulations, and management practices to maximize crop yield and quality.
- Integration with Other Systems: Exploration of the integration of hydroponics with other agricultural systems, such as aquaponics, vertical farming, and controlled environment agriculture.
- Challenges and Solutions: Identification of the current challenges faced by hydroponics industry and potential solutions to overcome these hurdles, including technical, economic, and social aspects.
- Abiotic Stress and Climate Change: Research on the resilience of hydroponic systems to abiotic stresses such as salinity, and extreme temperatures. Studies on how hydroponics can mitigate the impacts of climate change on vegetable production and contribute to food security under changing environmental conditions.
Dr. Carlos Eduardo Da Silva Oliveira
Dr. Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optimized food cultivation
- nutrient use efficiency
- food biofortification
- food safety
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