Lettuce Farming Articles & Analysis
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Mastering the pH Level in Hydroponics for Optimal Plant Growth Learn how to maintain the perfect pH level in hydroponic systems for robust and healthy plant growth. Explore essential tips and insights from experts in the field. Hydroponics has revolutionized the way we cultivate plants, offering an efficient and controlled environment for growth. One of the key factors that significantly ...
How do you achieve the highest yields with your lighting system? As we know, increasing light intensity up to a certain species-specific point, results in a corresponding increase in yield. And when light levels are not optimized for production, or the type of crop you are growing, you are going to have slower flowering, poor root development and plant structure, as well as reduced yields. There ...
Whether you’re a grower wanting to extend your season in the hoop house or greenhouse, an urban rooftop farm, or a small indoor start-up—horticultural lighting gives you the flexibility and assurance that you will be growing the highest quality products year-round. With demand for local grown produce increasing, it’s not surprising to see many small growers expand into ...
The Future has Begun The company B-Four Agro grows lettuce using the hydroponic method. The heads of lettuce, which grow in covered deep water cultures, find the ideal conditions here for quick and healthy growth. The efficient use of space, combined with a low consumption of resources, protects not only the environment but also enables the growing of lettuce at very low cost. An important ...
The hydroponics, which had its expansion in the early 70s in order to increase productivity and growing in adverse geographical locations, has a long way to go. Some advances in the hydroponic systems has been made recently at the last frontier: space. At the International Space Station (ISS), water and food are limited resources affected by the cost, transport time and storage. The hydroponic ...
Lettuce Growth Trials were carried out at the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility at the University of Guelph as a part of a larger trial utilizing CO2 GRO Inc.’s licensed gas infusion technology for the growth of all plants using CO2. This report deals only with the lettuce growth trial aspects. Two lettuce crops produced during the trial produced 33% and 100% increases in ...
Light spectrums can also be used to manipulate the plants growth cycle for example in plant breeding (see blog post: Light Approaches To Speed Up The Generation Turnover) or secondary metabolite contents (anthocyanins, flavonoids, antioxidants, polyphenols etc.). Why Does Lettuce Turn Red? When cultivating red baby leaf lettuce in closed environments like ...
Härkälä nursery is locally a strong brand. In addition to company image of “locally grown”, the very high quality of Härkälä products keeps the customers happy. “We have long term focus in developing our production. We have been the first to introduce new technologies in climate control and other areas of cultivation. We operate the logistics ...
About Northdown Orchard The organic farm is a family run affair and sits on a site of 12 acres. Mike and his ever growing team produce salads, herbs and vegetables throughout the year in the farmed fields and polytunnels. The farm creates seasonal fruit and vegetable boxes (or bags) and delivers supplies to the doors of local customers each ...
Climate changes and continuous population growth increase water demands that will not be met by traditional water resources, like surface and ground water. To handle increased water demand, treated municipal wastewater is offered to farmers for agricultural irrigation. This study aimed to enhance the effluent quality from worn-out sewage treatment facilities in rural villages, retreat effluent ...
A major vegetable grower in Lantokia, Fiji, using soilless culture systems began to trial Amnite A-100. His crops consisted principally of lettuce, tomatoes, capsicums, cucumbers, zucchinis and melons. Before the trials they had been plagued with root diseases, mosaic virus and insect attack, control of which required constant use of pesticides and ultraviolet lighting. The first trials ...
Two days later, the first time for several weeks, he lost some lettuces (about 15) to collar rot. 14th August Wonder Gardens Pty - Fiji Reports: ‘root diseases continually plague our operations here in the tropics...The longest running trial using A100 consists of 60 benches of head lettuce (approx 11,000 plants). These lettuce seedlings ...
Cover crops are widely used in both conventional and organic systems to protect and improve the soil. This study evaluated the effect of summer cover crop and management system on the production of fall romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and spring cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) from 1999 to 2003. Cover crop treatments included cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] incorporated (CPI), cowpea used ...
ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to evaluate the potential cultivation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) with domestic wastewater effluents with different levels of treatment from a compact WWTP in Brazil. Vegetables were grown in five treatments: nutrient solution (control), secondary effluent diluted 50%, secondary effluent not diluted, tertiary effluent UV irradiated, and UASB effluent. ...
Lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa, L., cv. "trocadero") were grown in pots filled with an Alfisol Udalf or an Andisol Udand soil, under greenhouse conditions. Treatments consisted of adding vanadium to soils (0, 100, 250, 500 and 10001mg1kg1 or as foliar sprays (0, 10, 25, 50, and 1001mg111. Soil chemical characteristics, the cationic nutrition of lettuce and their yields were assessed. No ...