Rising rural populations, drought and climate change are making water scarcity a problem in country townships—with more efficient handling of sewage system wastewater part of the solution.

With impressive yields and efficient use of space, hydroponics may be the future of horticulture. Here's an overview of at-home hydroponic gardening.

Efficient and effective cooling is a top concern for power plant and other operators of large cooling systems. One of the biggest factors impacting cooling processes in microbiological growth ...

This research topic focuses on how climatic variability at global and regional scales cascades to impact local hydrological regimes, agricultural ...

Pesticides and antibiotics are linked inextricably in the looming crisis of human and ecosystem health. Both started out as ...

Smart hydroponics farming is a modern technique for growing plants in nutrient-rich water rather than soil. The Nutrient Film Technology is a hydroponic system that circulates a thin film of ...

This paper presents an automatic monitoring and control system designed to increase cilantro production in hydroponic systems. The system incorporates a LabVIEW™ user interface for online monitoring ...

Prior to this study there was no standard plant density recommendation available for determinate tomato cultivars in a closed (gravel) hydroponic system. This information will enable farmers to ...

Salinity is one of the most limiting abiotic stresses in crop production worldwide. In this study, two rocket cultivars (Cultivada and Folha Larga) were grown in hydroponic system (nutrient film ...