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Food production across the globe is threatened by pervasive drivers of food insecurity such as climate change, scarcity of agricultural resources and human population growth. Vertical farming (VF) technologies offer promising contributions within a sustainable food production framework by alleviating the stress posed by these drivers. However, VF encounters some obstacles, in that these systems […]9 June 2024 -
Elisabet Freyja Henriksson is a PhD student at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, working on environmental sustainability and circularity in vertical farming. Her current research is focused on aquaponics and life cycle assessments (LCA). Aquaponics is generating interest in terms of its potential to produce both vegetables and […]9 June 2024 -
Yi Lv is a Ph.D student at the School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, China, under the supervision of Prof. Yike Gao. Cooperating with her co-workers, Yi Lv has conducted distant hybridization breeding between Xanthorrhoeaceae and Amaryllidaceae. Distant hybridization is expected to result in new progenies with traits from genetically different species. This should […]9 June 2024 -
Sara Benchaa is a PhD student at Laval University in Quebec City under the supervision of Prof. Line Lapointe. Sara is focused on optimizing vernalization and cultivation conditions for the greenhouse production of Anemone coronaria and Ranunculus asiaticus. As climatic conditions in the Quebec region do not support a diverse range of early spring cut […]9 June 2024 -
May 18, 2024, the 7th International Fascination of Plants Day This year’s Fascination of Plants Day, a plant scientists’ initiative, has already been adopted by 64 countries worldwide. All information about this initiative can be accessed via www.plantday18may.org and is supported globally by a network of National Coordinators who voluntarily promote and disseminate the activity within their […]17 May 2024 -
5th episode in the ISHS Horticulture Debate series called “Hort Forum” Agroecology for sustainable horticulture: It’s time to address it Speaker: Georgina Catacora-Vargas , Universidad Católica Boliviana, Tiahuanacu (Bolivia) Thursday, April 18, 2024, Hours: 17:00 – 19:00 Central European Time (CET) Participating is free of charge – registration is required (see registration link down the description below) […]4 April 2024 -
Chronica Horticulturae Volume 64 Number 1 (March 2024) is available for download – proceed to https://www.ishs.org/chronica-horticulturae/vol64nr1. Topics in this number include News & Views from the Board Horticultural Science News The World of Horticultural Symposia and workshops News from the ISHS Secretariat Check out https://www.ishs.org/chronica-horticulturae/vol64nr1 and download your copy! Not yet a member? See https://www.ishs.org/members for more details – Membership lapsed? Sign in […]4 March 2024 -
4th episode in a new ISHS Horticulture Debate series called “Hort Forum” Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere Storage: A paradigm shift in postharvest science Speaker: Angelo Zanella , Research Centre Laimburg, Ora, (Italy) Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Hours: 17:00 – 19:00 Central European Time (CET) Participating is free of charge – registration is required (see registration link down the […]20 February 2024 -
In the research community of growing media and compost science, there is an increasing confusion related to inappropriate use of terms, and to a lack of description of minimal chemical, physical, biological characteristics of growing media for adequate data interpretation in scientific publications. A survey was conducted between the summer of 2019 and the autumn […]12 January 2024 -
Agrivoltaics is the practice of growing crops underneath solar panels. Using photovoltaic arrays above tree canopies has several potential benefits such as limiting transpiration and water use, and protecting trees and fruit from damage (extreme heat, sunlight, hail). Nevertheless, above-canopy photovoltaic arrays reduce light availability. This study aimed to measure the light availability and crop […]6 January 2024