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II International Symposium on Growing Media, Soilless Cultivation, and Compost Utilization in Horticulture

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1317

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9789462613133

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Date

August 2021

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Pages

402

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II International Symposium on Growing Media, Soilless Cultivation, and Compost Utilization in Horticulture

Symposium Date

22-08-2021

Symposium Venue

Ghent, Belgium

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Editors

B. Vandecasteele

Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Merelbeke, Belgium

J. Viaene

Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Merelbeke, Belgium

Online Articles (46)

1. A preliminary study on the synthesis and characterization of novel biochar-based fertilizers

R. Castejón-del Pino | M.L. Cayuela | M. Sánchez-García | M.A. Sánchez-Monedero

2. Biochar and chitin amendments for tomato substrates in commercial production: evaluation of the potential to enhance growing media sustainability

E. Gage | D. Kaye | B. Mulholland

3. Fen plant biomass as growing media constituent – cultivation of Pelargonium zonale and Begonia × hiemalis in peat reduced mixtures with composted fen plant biomass

C. Hartung | E. Meinken

4. Testing peat-free growing media based on olive wood residues for olive saplings

5. Biological indicators and compost for managing plant disease

D.A. Neher

6. Response of cucumber plants to oxygen-enriched nutrient solution under different greenhouse environments

P. Singh

7. Glossary of terms and basic characteristics to be reported in scientific publications on growing media

J. Caron | Y. Zheng

8. Mysteries and musings at the biochar/plant/stress/ growing media interface

E.R. Graber

9. Waste materials-based substrates for ornamental plant production: technical and environmental aspects

10. Methods for measuring nutrient mineralization in growing media with organic fertilizers incorporated

K.-J. Bergstrand | H. Asp

11. Fen plant biomass as growing media constituent – reduction of nitrogen immobilization by composting

C. Hartung | E. Meinken

12. Effect of reducing phosphorus dosage in nutrient solution on soilless culture of grafted tomato crops

13. Shifts in the microbiome of management residues that are optimized for a better fit in growing media

14. Critical review of chemical properties of biochar as a component of growing media

M. Prasad | N. Tzortzakis

15. Experimental design as a framework for optimising polyurethane foam as a soilless growing media

H.C. Wright | D.D. Cameron | A.J. Ryan

16. Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) growth response to wood fiber based growing media in ebb-and-flow system as a function of the electrical conductivity of nutrient solution and pot size

K. Kusnierek | M. Thomsen | A. Sønsteby | T. Woznicki

17. Using organic fertilisers in growing media for young plant production

J.B.G.M. Verhagen

18. Beneficial microbes for improving circularity and yield in hydroponic crop cultivation

B.R. de Haas | T. Van Gerrewey | M. Perneel | M.C. Van Labeke | D. Geelen

19. Use of new soilless growing media with attention for nutrient balance in the plant tolerance test

W.H.C. Geuijen | J.B.G.M. Verhagen

20. Wood fiber in pot plant culture; peat replacement up to 50% in volume?

B. Eveleens | A. van Winkel | C. Blok

21. Biochar as an additive in composting: impact on process performance and on the agronomical quality of the end product

22. Recirculation, circular fertilizers and resilience: the potential of growing media systems for circular production

C. Blok | W. Verkerke | A. Boedijn | M. Streminska | B. Eveleens

23. Plant availability of phosphorus in recycled fertilizers from wastewater treatment – effect of grain size

D. Hauck | D. Lohr | J. Max | E. Meinken

24. NUTRISENSE: a novel software to automatically control nutrient supply in closed hydroponic crops based either on off-line chemical analyses or on ion-selective electrodes

D. Savvas | S. Drakatos | I. Panagiotakis | G. Ntatsi

25. Effect of recycled phosphorus and nitrogen blend fertilizers on the growth of viola (Viola cornuta L.)

A.A. Robles-Aguilar | O. Grunert | E. Meers | N.D. Jablonowski

26. Nature conservation management residues as alternative for farm yard manure: effects on nutrients, carbon and disease suppression

27. Root oxygen use as a measure for ion uptake from slightly different nutrient solutions

N. Oud | T. Barbagli | C. Blok

28. Influence of the application of mycorrhizal fungi and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens on the yields of three vegetables and a grass with organic fertilization on peat-free growing media in organic plant production

29. Influence of the starting feedstock materials to obtain compost – deeping on microbiological characteristics and the relationship with chemical composition

30. Replacement of peat by coir in Ranunculus asiaticus grown under different fertigation regimes and non-thermal plasma treatment

31. Influence of compost characteristics and compost:soil ratio on soil properties and growth of Vicia faba

F. Amery | F. Gerits | J. Huygens | H.L. Kristensen | K. Willekens

32. Circularity in practice: reusing restaurant waste for in-house vegetable production

H. Asp | K.-J. Bergstrand | M. Hultberg

33. Performance of cucumber (Cucumus sativus L.) and sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in various local growing media, as alternative for rockwool in  Saudi Arabia

34. Reducing sodium accumulation in the root environment of tomato in a closed-loop cultivation system using a split root system

T. Barbagli | W. Voogt | W.L. Chen | G.J. Arteaga | B. Li

35. Sustainable organic growing media in a commercial tomato growing system

J. Moelants | L. Similon | L. Bosmans

36. Soilless substrate science: a North American needs assessment to steer soilless substrate research into the future

37. Evaluation of organic substrates as an alternative to perlite for cucumber production in the Dutch bucket hydroponic system

T. Yang | J.E. Altland | U. Samarakoon

38. A practical method for determining substrate capillary water sorption

B.A. Schulker | B.E. Jackson | W.C. Fonteno

39. New tools for particle shape analysis of substrate components: initial results and future prospects

S. Durand | B.E. Jackson | P.C. Bartley | W.C. Fonteno | J.C. Michel

40. Analyzing rehydration efficiency of hydrophilic (wood fiber) vs potentially hydrophobic (peat) substrates using different irrigation methods

J.-C. Michel | S. Durand | B.E. Jackson | W.C. Fonteno

41. Developing plant bioassays to evaluate the performance of sustainable growing media

42. The interaction induced response next to changes in activity and community composition provide a comprehensive understanding of the resilience of the microorganisms after peat mining

O. Grunert | T. Kaupper | M. Harnisz | M.A. Horn | A. Ho

43. Development of a bioassay for Verticillium dahliae in potted Chrysanthemum

44. Effect of biochar and compost on the bacterial soil community

45. Microbially managed growing media for a decreased environmental footprint

P. Järvenpää | O. Grunert | N. Boon

46. Extending the lifetime of coconut coir media in strawberry production through reuse and amendment with biochar

L.A. Shuttleworth | M. Papp-Rupar | T. Passey | X. Xu