Organic Greenhouse Production Research

• Greenhouse Tomato Production
• Greenhouse Cucumber Production
• Greenhouse Pepper Production
• Growing Media & Nutrients
• Transplant Production
• Energy Use
• Pest Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greenhouse Tomato Production

• NEW!! Effect of alternative strategies for the disinfection of tomato seed infected with bacterial canker
• Benefits of Vermicompost as a Constituent of Growing Substrates Used in the Production of Organic Greenhouse Tomatoes
• Composted organic residues as a substrate component for tomato transplant production
• Integrated Systems for the Production of Organic Greenhouse Tomatoes
• Organic fertilizers for greenhouse tomatoes: productivity and substrate microbiology
• Organic Greenhouse Tomato Production in Raised Bed Containers under Commercial Conditions: Conclusion of a 3-Year Study
• Organic production of greenhouse tomatoes utilizing the bag system and soluble organic fertilizers
• Organic tomato transplant production in compost-amended substrate
• Potential replacements for rockwool as growing substrate for greenhouse tomato
• Quality of Organic and Conventional Greenhouse Cucumbers and Tomatoes
• Tomato seed germination in organic mixes: role of EC and mix components

 

Greenhouse Cucumber Production

• Cucumber grown in sheepwool slabs treated with biostimulator compared to other organic and mineral substrates
• Development of organic substrates for hydroponic cucumber production
• Effect of Composted Greenhouse Wastes on Macro-Nutrients Concentration and Productivity of Cucumber
• Growing Cucumber on Ecologically Sound Substrates
• Organic cucumber growing in the greenhouse
• Use of compost made from livestock manure as an organic substrate for cucumber grown in greenhouse
  
  

Greenhouse Pepper Production

• Biological amendment, fertilizer rate, and irrigation frequency for organic bell pepper transplant production
• Transplant growth and stand establishment of bell pepper plants as affected by compost-amended substrate

 

Growing Media & Nutrients

• NEW!! Evaluation of Zeolite as a Component in Organic Growing Substrates for Tomato Transplant Production
• NEW!! Compost-based Nursery Substrates: Effect of Peat Substitution on Organic Melon Seedlings
• NEW!! Alfalfa-based Organic Amendment in Peat-compost Growing Medium for Organic Tomato Transplant Production
• NEW!! Constructed wetlands implanted with Iris versicolor, Juncus sp. and Phragmites australis as a potential treatment for greenhouse effluents
• NEW!! Removal of Pythium ultimum propagules in recycled greenhouse nutrient solution using artifical wetlands
• NEW!! The use of artificial wetlands to treat greenhouse effluents

 

• Chemical properties, microbial biomass, and activity differ between soils of organic and conventional horticultural systems under greenhouse and open field management: a case study
• Composts from various municipal solid waste feedstocks affect vegetable crops. II. Growth, yields, and fruit quality
• Determination of nutrient availability of organic fertilizers for potential use on greenhouse crop
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Disinfestation of recirculating nutrient solutions in greenhouse horticulture
• Effect of Composted Greenhouse Wastes on Macro-Nutrients Concentration and Productivity of Cucumber
• The effect of microbial additives in organic substrates on plant growth and some quality parameters

 

• High-nitrogen compost as a medium for organic container-grown crops
• Production of high-quality composts for horticultural purposes: a mini-review
• Replacing conventional nursery crop nutrient input with vermicompost
• Risk of phytotoxicity of sawdust substrates for greenhouse vegetables
• Searching for recyclable biodegradable growing media
• Suitability of composts as potting media for production of organic vegetable transplants
• Use of compost made from livestock manure as an organic substrate for cucumber grown in greenhouse
• Use of compostable pots for potted ornamental plants production
• Vermicompost as a substitute for peat in organic potting media: effects on germination, biomass allocation, yields and fruit quality of three tomato varieties
  
  

Transplant Production

• NEW!! Issues Facing Organic Transplant Production in Europe
• Application for rhizobacteria in transplant production and yield enhancement
• Biological amendment, fertilizer rate, and irrigation frequency for organic bell pepper transplant production
• Choice of organic amendments in tomato transplants has lasting effects on bacterial rhizosphere communities and crop performance in the field
• Composted organic residues as a substrate component for tomato transplant production
• Impact of vermicompost on vegetable transplant quality
• Influence of cell volume in multicell transplant flats on the growth of organically grown seedlings of medicinal plants
• Investigating Consumer Preference for Organic, Local, or Sustainable Plants
• Optimization of substrate and nutrient solution for organic cultivation of medicinal transplants in multicell flats

 

Energy Use

• Innovative Technologies for an Efficient Use of Energy
• The Geskas Project, Closed Greenhouse as Energy Source and Optimal Growing Environment

 

Pest Management

• NEW!! Control of Powdery Mildew in Organic Greenhouse Melon Cultivation
• Biological control in greenhouse systems
• Compost induces protection against Fusarium oxysporum in sweet basil
• Plant waste-based composts suppressive to diseases caused by pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum
• Recent Advances in Soil-Borne Disease Control Using Suppressive Media
• The use of compost in growing media as suppressive agent against soil-borne diseases