Moving Toward Sustainability with Alternative Containers for Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production: A Review and Research Update

Autor:	Genhua Niu, Andrew K. Koeser, Amy Fulcher, Susmitha Nambuthiri, Robert L. Geneve
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Crop Agronomy Crop production Sustainability Greenhouse Greenhouse production Research needs Agricultural engineering Business Horticulture Production efficiency
Zdroj:	Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN:	1943-7714 1063-0198
DOI:	10.21273/horttech.25.1.8
Popis:	Market researchers have found that nursery and greenhouse production practices that reduce plastic use can increase consumer interest. However, there are broader crop performance, production efficiency, and environmental factors that must be considered before adopting containers made with alternative materials. This review highlights current commercially available alternative containers and parent materials. In addition, findings from recent and ongoing nursery, greenhouse, and landscape trials are synthesized, identifying common themes, inconsistencies, research gaps, and future research needs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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