The Role of Peat-Free Organic Substrates in the Sustainable Management of Soilless Cultivations

Influence of Mixed Substrate and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Photosynthetic Efficiency, Nutrient and Water Status and Yield in Tomato Plants Irrigated with Saline Reclaimed Waters

(2020) María José Gómez-Bellot et al.   Water

Editorial: Biostimulants in Agriculture

(2020) Youssef Rouphael et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Poplar Biochar as an Alternative Substrate for Curly Endive Cultivated in a Soilless System

(2020) Leo Sabatino et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Biocontrol efficacy of Trichoderma asperellum ‐enriched coconut fibre against Fusarium wilts of cherry tomato

(2020) Z.A.E. Hasan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial activity in peat-reduced plant growing media: Identifying influential growing medium constituents and physicochemical properties using fractional factorial design of experiments

(2020) Thijs Van Gerrewey et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Coconut Coir as a Sustainable Nursery Growing Media for Seedling Production of the Ecologically Diverse Quercus Species

(2020) Barbara Mariotti et al.   Forests

Container Color and Compost Substrate Affect Root Zone Temperature and Growth of “Green Giant” Arborvitae

(2020) Anthony L. Witcher et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Coniferous wood biochar as substrate component of two containerized Lavender species: Effects on morpho-physiological traits and nutrients partitioning

(2020) Giancarlo Fascella et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Role of biochar in promoting circular economy in the agriculture sector. Part 2: A review of the biochar roles in growing media, composting and as soil amendment

(2020) Keiji Jindo et al.   Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Understanding the Biostimulant Action of Vegetal-Derived Protein Hydrolysates by High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping and Metabolomics: A Case Study on Tomato

(2019) Kenny Paul et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Challenges in organic component selection and biochar as an opportunity in potting substrates: a review

(2019) Faisal Zulfiqar et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION

Seawater potential use in soilless culture: A review

(2019) Giulia Atzori et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Role of proline accumulation on fruit quality of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) grown with a K-rich compost under drought conditions

(2019) M.L. Fiasconaro et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Biochar as a management tool for soilborne diseases affecting early stage nursery seedling production

(2019) Amit K. Jaiswal et al.   CROP PROTECTION

Influence of organic substrates on nutrient accumulation and proteome changes in tomato-roots

(2019) Jiayi Xing et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Biostimulants Application in Horticultural Crops under Abiotic Stress Conditions

(2019) Roberta Bulgari et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Increasing Sustainability of Growing Media Constituents and Stand-Alone Substrates in Soilless Culture Systems

(2019) Nazim S. Gruda   Agronomy-Basel

Disease suppressiveness of agricultural greenwaste composts as related to chemical and bio-based properties shaped by different on-farm composting methods

(2019) Catello Pane et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Composts from green sources show an increased suppressiveness to soilborne plant pathogenic fungi: Relationships between physicochemical properties, disease suppression, and the microbiome

(2019) Ugo De Corato et al.   CROP PROTECTION

Efficacy of organic amendments used in containerized plant production: Part 1 – Compost-based amendments

(2019) Sally M. Stewart-Wade   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Soilless tomato grown under nutritional stress increases green biomass but not yield or quality in presence of biochar as growing medium

(2019) Daniele Massa et al.   Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Biochar Type and Ratio as a Peat Additive/Partial Peat Replacement in Growing Media for Cabbage Seedling Production

(2019) Chrysargyris et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Suppression of soil-borne plant pathogens in growing media amended with espresso spent coffee grounds as a carrier of Trichoderma spp.

(2019) Gabriele Chilosi et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Efficacy of organic amendments used in containerized plant production: Part 2 – Non-compost-based amendments

(2019) Sally M. Stewart-Wade   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Plant Nutrient Availability and pH of Biochars and Their Fractions, with the Possible Use as a Component in a Growing Media

(2019) Munoo Prasad et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Microbiota from ‘next-generation green compost’ improves suppressiveness of composted Municipal-Solid-Waste to soil-borne plant pathogens

(2018) Ugo De Corato et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Recycling of P and K in circular horticulture through compost application in sustainable growing media for fertigated strawberry cultivation

(2018) Bart Vandecasteele et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Growth Response, Mineral Nutrition, and Water Utilization of Container-grown Woody Ornamentals Grown in Biochar-amended Pine Bark

(2018) Nastaran Basiri Jahromi et al.   HORTSCIENCE

Activating biochar by manipulating the bacterial and fungal microbiome through pre-conditioning

(2018) Amit K. Jaiswal et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Molecular composition of the Humeome extracted from different green composts and their biostimulation on early growth of maize

(2018) Hiarhi Monda et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for sustainable agricultural practices with special reference to biotic and abiotic stresses

(2018) Syed Shameer et al.   PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

Improving vegetable quality in controlled environments

(2018) Youssef Rouphael et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Evaluation of two green composts for peat substitution in geranium ( Pelargonium zonale L.) cultivation: Effect on plant growth, quality, nutrition, and photosynthesis

(2018) Daniele Massa et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Immobilization and deactivation of pathogenic enzymes and toxic metabolites by biochar: A possible mechanism involved in soilborne disease suppression

(2018) Amit K. Jaiswal et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of biochar mixtures with pine-bark based substrates on growth and development of horticultural crops

(2018) Hyun-Sug Choi et al.   Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Vegetable Grafting: A Toolbox for Securing Yield Stability under Multiple Stress Conditions

(2018) Youssef Rouphael et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Response of Bell Pepper to Rootstock and Greenhouse Cultivation in Coconut Fiber or Soil

(2018) Neymar Camposeco-Montejo et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Heterogeneous response of two bedding plants to peat substitution by two green composts 

(2018) Massa Daniele et al.   HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

Plant fibers for renewable growing media: Potential of defibration, acidification or inoculation with biocontrol fungi to reduce the N drawdown and plant pathogens

(2018) Bart Vandecasteele et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Soilless Substrate Hydrology Can Be Engineered to Influence Plant Water Status for an Ornamental Containerized Crop Grown within Optimal Water Potentials

(2018) Jeb S. Fields et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

Yield of lettuce grown in hydroponic and aquaponic systems using different substrates

(2018) Rodrigo A. Jordan et al.   Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental

Enhancing Quality of Fresh Vegetables Through Salinity Eustress and Biofortification Applications Facilitated by Soilless Cultivation

(2018) Youssef Rouphael et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Compost tea spraying increases yield performance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) grown in greenhouse under organic farming system

(2018) Massimo Zaccardelli et al.   Italian Journal of Agronomy

Application of soilless culture technologies in the modern greenhouse industry – A review

(2018) D. Savvas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

Evaluating On-demand Irrigation Systems for Container-grown Woody Plants Grown in Biochar-amended Pine Bark

(2018) Nastaran Basiri Jahromi et al.   HORTSCIENCE

Suitability of Sphagnum Moss, Coir, and Douglas Fir Bark as Soilless Substrates for Container Production of Highbush Blueberry

(2017) Patrick H. Kingston et al.   HORTSCIENCE

Chemical Properties of Biochar Materials Manufactured from Agricultural Products Common to the Southeast United States

(2017) Michael R. Evans et al.   HORTTECHNOLOGY

Biochar, a potential hydroponic growth substrate, enhances the nutritional status and growth of leafy vegetables

(2017) Yasser Mahmoud Awad et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

THE EFFECT OF BIOCHAR ON PLANT DISEASES: WHAT SHOULD WE LEARN WHILE DESIGNING BIOCHAR SUBSTRATES?

(2017) Omer FRENKEL et al.   Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

SYNERGISTIC USE OF PEAT AND CHARRED MATERIAL IN GROWING MEDIA – AN OPTION TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE ON PEATLANDS?

(2017) Jürgen KERN et al.   Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Effects of conifer wood biochar as a substrate component on ornamental performance, photosynthetic activity, and mineral composition of potted Rosa rugosa

(2017) Giancarlo Fascella et al.   JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Suppression of soil-borne pathogens in container media amended with on-farm composted agro-bioenergy wastes and residues under glasshouse condition

(2017) Ugo De Corato et al.   Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

High rates of gasified rice hull biochar affect geranium and tomato growth in a soilless substrate

(2017) James E. Altland et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION

Assessment of biochar and hydrochar as minor to major constituents of growing media for containerized tomato production

(2017) Fernando Fornes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Evolution of hydraulic properties and wettability of organic growing media during cultivation according to irrigation strategies

(2017) Jean-Charles Michel et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Biochar-based nursery substrates: The effect of peat substitution on reduced salinity

(2017) Sara Di Lonardo et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Comparison of Coconut Coir, Rockwool, and Peat Cultivations for Tomato Production: Nutrient Balance, Plant Growth and Fruit Quality

(2017) Jing Xiong et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Potential and constraints of different seawater and freshwater blends as growing media for three vegetable crops

(2016) Giulia Atzori et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Biological, physicochemical and plant health responses in lettuce and strawberry in soil or peat amended with biochar

(2016) Caroline A. De Tender et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Compost from forest cleaning green waste and Trichoderma asperellum strain T34 reduced incidence of Fusarium circinatum in Pinus radiata seedlings

(2016) Noelia López-López et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

An examination of physical and chemical properties of urban biochar for use as growing media substrate

(2016) Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Consumer segmentation based on food-category attribute importance: The relation with healthiness and sustainability perceptions

(2016) Muriel C.D. Verain et al.   FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE

Enhancing sustainability of a processing tomato cultivation system by using bioactive compost teas

(2016) Catello Pane et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Achieving environmentally sustainable growing media for soilless plant cultivation systems – A review

(2016) G.E. Barrett et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Combining woody biomass for combustion with green waste composting: Effect of removal of woody biomass on compost quality

(2016) Bart Vandecasteele et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Biological control of strawberry crown rot is substrate dependent phenomenon

(2016) Juho Hautsalo et al.   Journal of Berry Research

Effect of mycorrhiza and phosphorus content in nutrient solution on the yield and nutritional status of tomato plants grown on rockwool or coconut coir

(2015) Iwona Kowalska et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCE

Efficacy of Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma asperellum against Pythium aphanidermatum in tomatoes

(2015) Peter Kipngeno et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Pattern of pore water nutrients in planted and non-planted soilless substrates as affected by the addition of biochars from wood gasification

(2015) Floriana Bedussi et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

The molecular characteristics of compost affect plant growth, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and soil microbial community composition

(2015) Vincenza Cozzolino et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Use of Acacia Waste Compost as an Alternative Component for Horticultural Substrates

(2015) Luís Miguel Brito et al.   COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS

Relationships between stability, maturity, water-extractable organic matter of municipal sewage sludge composts and soil functionality

(2015) Luigi Sciubba et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Biochar Mitigates Salinity Stress in Potato

(2015) S. S. Akhtar et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE

Maple Bark Biochar Affects Rhizoctonia solani Metabolism and Increases Damping-Off Severity

(2015) Tanya R. Copley et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

On farm production of compost from nursery green residues and its use to reduce peat for the production of olive pot plants

(2015) Maria Pia Aleandri et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Biostimulants in horticulture

(2015) Giuseppe Colla et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Plant biostimulants: Definition, concept, main categories and regulation

(2015) Patrick du Jardin   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Humic and fulvic acids as biostimulants in horticulture

(2015) Luciano P. Canellas et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Wettability of Organic Growing Media Used in Horticulture: A Review

(2015) J.-C. Michel   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Organic Growing Media: Constituents and Properties

(2015) W.R. Carlile et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Physical and chemical characterization of waste wood derived biochars

(2015) Erin N. Yargicoglu et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Influence of biochar application on nutritional quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

(2015) Raffaella Petruccelli et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Water use efficiency, nutrient leaching, and growth in potted marigolds affected by coconut coir dust amended in substrate media

(2015) Panupon Hongpakdee et al.   Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Evaluation of green/pruning wastes compost and vermicompost, slumgum compost and their mixes as growing media for horticultural production

(2014) M. Remedios Morales-Corts et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

The biochar dilemma

(2014) A. Mukherjee et al.   Soil Research

Effects of compost tea treatments on productivity of lettuce and kohlrabi systems under organic cropping management

(2014) Catello Pane et al.   Italian Journal of Agronomy

Arbuscular mycorrhiza has limited effects on yield and quality of tomatoes grown under soilless cultivation

(2013) Martin Makgose Maboko et al.   ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE

Agricultural waste-based composts exhibiting suppressivity to diseases caused by the phytopathogenic soil-borne fungi Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotinia minor

(2013) Catello Pane et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Effects of Peat Moss Substitution with Arboretum and Greenhouse Waste Compost For Use in Container Media

(2013) M.W. Olszewski et al.   COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION

The water retention capabilities of growing media for green roofs

(2013) Abigail Graceson et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Simulated degradation of biochar and its potential environmental implications

(2013) Zhaoyun Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Modelling response patterns of physico-chemical indicators during high-rate composting of green waste for suppression ofPythium ultimum

(2013) Chaney C.G. St. Martin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Changes induced by Trichoderma harzianum in suppressive compost controlling Fusarium wilt

(2013) Josefa Blaya et al.   PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Novel strains ofBacillus,isolated from compost and compost-amended soils, as biological control agents against soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi

(2012) Catello Pane et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Compost and compost tea: Principles and prospects as substrates and soil-borne disease management strategies in soil-less vegetable production

(2012) C. C.G. St. Martin et al.   BIOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE

Biochar soil amendment increases tomato seedling resistance to drought in sandy soils

(2012) D.N. Mulcahy et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Biochar mediates systemic response of strawberry to foliar fungal pathogens

(2012) Yael Meller Harel et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biochemical properties of compost tea associated with compost quality and effects on pak choi growth

(2012) Archana P. Pant et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Biochar made from green waste as peat substitute in growth media for Calathea rotundifola cv. Fasciata

(2012) Yun Tian et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

International comparative study of 3R and waste management policy developments

(2011) Shin-ichi Sakai et al.   Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Phenol-containing organic substances stimulate phenylpropanoid metabolism in Zea mays

(2011) Andrea Ertani et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Fruit production and quality of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicumL.) are affected by green compost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

(2011) A. Copetta et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

Growth and yield of tomato cultivated on composted duck excreta enriched wood shavings and source-separated municipal solid waste

(2011) Vincent Zoes et al.   Italian Journal of Agronomy

Compost amendments enhance peat suppressiveness to Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotinia minor

(2010) Catello Pane et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Utilisation of citrus compost-based growing media amended with Trichoderma harzianum T-78 in Cucumis melo L. seedling production

(2010) R. Lopez-Mondejar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A new wood fibre substrate for hydroponic tomato and pepper crops

(2010) D L Ehret et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE

Induction of Systemic Resistance in Plants by Biochar, a Soil-Applied Carbon Sequestering Agent

(2010) Yigal Elad et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Biochar impact on development and productivity of pepper and tomato grown in fertigated soilless media

(2010) Ellen R. Graber et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review

(2010) Christopher J. Atkinson et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Dissemination of Phytophthora cactorum, cause of crown rot in strawberry, in open and closed soilless growing systems and the potential for control using slow sand filtration

(2010) F. Martínez et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Food waste composting: Its use as a peat replacement

(2010) M. Farrell et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Composting of animal manures and chemical criteria for compost maturity assessment. A review

(2009) M.P. Bernal et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Evaluation of extracts ofJatropha curcasandMoringa oleiferain culture media for selective inhibition of saprophytic fungal contaminants

(2009) Grace Mebi Ayanbimpe et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS

Trichoderma asperellum Strain T34 Controls Fusarium Wilt Disease in Tomato Plants in Soilless Culture Through Competition for Iron

(2009) Guillem Segarra et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Evolution of organic matter and drainages in wood fibre and coconut fibre substrates

(2009) I. Domeño et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Identifying the characteristics of organic soil amendments that suppress soilborne plant diseases

(2009) Giuliano Bonanomi et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Citrus compost and its water extract for cultivation of melon plants in greenhouse nurseries. Evaluation of nutriactive and biocontrol effects

(2008) A. Bernal-Vicente et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Composts from distillery wastes as peat substitutes for transplant production

(2008) M.A. Bustamante et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Thermal inactivation of compost suppressiveness implicates possible biological factors in disease management

(2007) Ioanna Malandraki et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Substitution of peat for municipal solid waste- and sewage sludge-based composts in nursery growing media: Effects on growth and nutrition of the native shrub Pistacia lentiscus L.

(2007) J.C. Ostos et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY