Suitable Substrate for Crop Growth under Protected Farms – An Assessment
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https://doi.org/10.25081/jsa.2018.v2.860Keywords:
Substrate, Nutrient solution, Controlled environment agricultureAbstract
With the advent of civilization, open field agriculture is facing some major challenges; most importantly decrease in per capita land availability. In this paper, an attempt has been made to review crop growing substrates for protected farms. Substrate selection is a critical factor for optimal production of high-quality vegetables. Rooting depth determines the volume of substrate from. Consideration of optimal crop growing substrate and irrigation method while designing and maintaining a protected farm is very important for optimal crop growth and profit. Most farmers do not consider all the crop growing parameters for the optimal crop growth.
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01-01-2018
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Sarkar, A., & Majumder, M. (2018). Suitable Substrate for Crop Growth under Protected Farms – An Assessment. Journal of Scientific Agriculture, 2, 62–65. https://doi.org/10.25081/jsa.2018.v2.860
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