Growth Responses and Root Characteristics of Lettuce Grown in Aeroponics, Hydroponics, and Substrate Culture

Growth Responses and Root Characteristics of Lettuce Grown in Aeroponics, Hydroponics, and Substrate Culture

Aeroponics is a relatively new soilless culture technology which may produce food in space-limited cities or on non-arable land with high water-use efficiency. The shoot and root growth, root characteristics, and mineral content of two lettuce cultivars were measured in aeroponics, and compared with...

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Main Authors: Qiansheng Li, Xiaoqiang Li, Bin Tang, Mengmeng Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Horticulturae
Subjects:
soilless culture
root growth
root/shoot ratio
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/4/4/35

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