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A study on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) for the introduction as rooftop greenhouse plants

Article number
1404_41
Pages
301 – 308
Language
English
Abstract
Rooftop greenhouse (RTG) is a type of urban agriculture, in which various plants can be grown on the tops of buildings in a city.
Growing vegetables in the RTG can reduce carbon footprint through local production and consumption and provide green space for city residents.
Furthermore, in the cultivation of vegetables in the RTG, the selection of media is important for reasonable cost, lightness, and stable chemical properties While cooling and heating systems in buildings contribute significantly to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, this greenhouse gas can be effectively repurposed by utilizing it for plant growth within RTGs.
The CO2 enrichment enhances plant growth rate and shortens the growth period.
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants use surplus CO2 generated by a building at night when ventilation is not needed in the RTG. We conducted an optimum medium selection of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and photosynthesis characteristics of thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) for the introduction as RTG plants.
Okra has high edible value and is often used in cuisine.
Okra grown in RTG can be delivered to nearby restaurants at low transportation costs, reducing its carbon footprint.
The most suitable media for seed germination and seedling growth of okra in RTG is a medium comprising peatmoss (PT) and perlite (PL) mixes (PT:PL = 1:2). Thanksgiving cactus is a multi-flowering cactus and has a variety of flower colors.
Thanksgiving cactus grows of phylloclade unit, and the second phylloclade is more mature than the top phylloclade.
Thanksgiving cactus’ second phylloclade exhibits a C3-CAM pattern that uptake CO2 at day and night, and the top phylloclade exhibits a C3 pattern that uptake CO2 during the day.
Okra can reduce the carbon footprint through local production and consumption through RTG cultivation, and thanksgiving cactus is expected to improve growth with night CO2 enrichment using building surplus CO2.

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Authors
S.Y. Lee, S.H. Jung, Y.J. Kim
Keywords
carbon dioxide, carbon footprint, crassulacean acid metabolism, plant growth media, urban agriculture
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