Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates
The increase in world population by an average rate of 2% per year causes critical issues on energy and foods. By 2050, food demand will increase to 35~56% more than in 2010 due to the growing population. Agrivoltaic systems allow us to reach sustainable food and electricity-production goals with hi...
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| author | Seung-Hun Chae Hye Joung Kim Hyeon-Woo Moon Yoon Hyung Kim Kang-Mo Ku |
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| description | The increase in world population by an average rate of 2% per year causes critical issues on energy and foods. By 2050, food demand will increase to 35~56% more than in 2010 due to the growing population. Agrivoltaic systems allow us to reach sustainable food and electricity-production goals with high land-use efficiency. In this study, the yield, antioxidant capacity, and secondary metabolite of broccoli and electricity production were analyzed under an agrivoltaic system over 3 cultivation periods. Based on energy production, an economic analysis of agrivoltaic was carried out. In addition, our study also reported that agrivoltaic with additional shading treatment produced greener broccoli with a higher level of consumer preference than open-field grown ones. The yield, antioxidant capacity, some glucosinolates and hydrolysis products of broccoli grown under an agrivoltaic system were not significantly different from those of broccoli grown in the open-field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4009017f9054fa594622cc107bcc0492023-11-23T15:11:26ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-06-01126141510.3390/agronomy12061415Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and GlucosinolatesSeung-Hun Chae0Hye Joung Kim1Hyeon-Woo Moon2Yoon Hyung Kim3Kang-Mo Ku4Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61886, KoreaDepartment of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61886, KoreaDepartment of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61886, KoreaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61886, KoreaDepartment of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61886, KoreaThe increase in world population by an average rate of 2% per year causes critical issues on energy and foods. By 2050, food demand will increase to 35~56% more than in 2010 due to the growing population. Agrivoltaic systems allow us to reach sustainable food and electricity-production goals with high land-use efficiency. In this study, the yield, antioxidant capacity, and secondary metabolite of broccoli and electricity production were analyzed under an agrivoltaic system over 3 cultivation periods. Based on energy production, an economic analysis of agrivoltaic was carried out. In addition, our study also reported that agrivoltaic with additional shading treatment produced greener broccoli with a higher level of consumer preference than open-field grown ones. The yield, antioxidant capacity, some glucosinolates and hydrolysis products of broccoli grown under an agrivoltaic system were not significantly different from those of broccoli grown in the open-field.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1415broccoliagrivoltaicsolar panelshadingqualityglucosinolates |
| spellingShingle | Seung-Hun Chae Hye Joung Kim Hyeon-Woo Moon Yoon Hyung Kim Kang-Mo Ku Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates Agronomy broccoli agrivoltaic solar panel shading quality glucosinolates |
| title | Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates |
| title_full | Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates |
| title_fullStr | Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates |
| title_short | Agrivoltaic Systems Enhance Farmers’ Profits through Broccoli Visual Quality and Electricity Production without Dramatic Changes in Yield, Antioxidant Capacity, and Glucosinolates |
| title_sort | agrivoltaic systems enhance farmers profits through broccoli visual quality and electricity production without dramatic changes in yield antioxidant capacity and glucosinolates |
| topic | broccoli agrivoltaic solar panel shading quality glucosinolates |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1415 |
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