A New Approach to Vertical Plant Cultivation Maximises Crop Efficiency DOI Open Access
Mariusz Ptak,

Sebastian Wasieńko,

Piotr Makuła

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(16), P. 7189 - 7189

Published: Aug. 21, 2024

This publication presents an innovative tower cultivation device designed to significantly increase vertical farming’s efficiency. The divides the system into separate chambers. One division corresponds different growth phases of plants, while another reflects daily variation in conditions. Each chamber slightly conditions and patterns from others. For early stages, crops are grown horizontally trays; once they mature, transplanted mobile towers. closed circulation ventilation irrigation reduces water consumption by up 95%. A unique day–night optimises light, temperature, humidity conditions, mimicking natural patterns. approach not only saves energy but also improves a three-dimensional space. presented solution focuses on often-overlooked aspects cultivating farms makes this method growing much more cost-effective feasible implement large scale. Our comparative analysis with other farming solutions is based publicly available data provides valuable insights, acknowledging potential limitations at play.

Language: Английский

Future of agriculture: smart vertical farming DOI
Mohammed Alsafran, Malik Adil Nawaz, Deepak M. Kasote

et al.

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 339 - 346

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

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0
Controlled Environment Agriculture Could Mitigate Energy-Food-Climate Trade-off Under Confluent Conditions DOI

Shiwei Ng,

S. Viswanathan, Olaf Hinrichsen

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 14, 2025

Abstract Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) can potentially achieve the dual goal of food security and lower carbon emissions in systems. However, contextual factors such as what is produced, how it produced where production sited, determines feasibility to meet these goals. Here, favourable circumstances were identified through a maximum energy use-productivity threshold (MET) key performance indicator. Results confirm that potential alternative international import exists when growing lettuce land-locked countries with low grid emission factor or substituting air freighting short shelf-life produce strawberries. Observations remain consistent prospective low-carbon scenarios, further highlighting importance advancing current CEA efficiency. Establishing on non-arable land allows substituted agricultural be restored for biodiversity climate mitigation purposes. show high requirements associated cereal crops could justified sequestration from by accounted for. The MET derived here inform policy well serve an aspirational researchers CEA.

Language: Английский

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0
A New Approach for Vertical Plant Cultivation Maximizing Crop Efficiency DOI Open Access
Mariusz Ptak,

Sebastian Wasieńko,

Piotr Makuła

et al.

Published: June 17, 2024

The publication presents an innovative tower cultivation device designed to significantly increase vertical farming efficiency. divides the system into separate chambers. One division corresponds different growth phases of plants, while another reflects daily variation in conditions. Each chamber slightly conditions and patterns from others. For early stages, crops are grown horizontally trays once they mature, transplanted mobile towers. closed circulation ventilation irrigation reduces water consumption by up 95%. A unique day-night optimises light, temperature humidity conditions, mimicking natural patterns. This approach not only saves energy but also a three-dimensional space. presented solution focuses on often overlooked aspects cultivating farms makes this method growing much more cost-effective feasible implement large scale.

Language: Английский

Citations

2
A New Approach to Vertical Plant Cultivation Maximises Crop Efficiency DOI Open Access
Mariusz Ptak,

Sebastian Wasieńko,

Piotr Makuła

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(16), P. 7189 - 7189

Published: Aug. 21, 2024

This publication presents an innovative tower cultivation device designed to significantly increase vertical farming’s efficiency. The divides the system into separate chambers. One division corresponds different growth phases of plants, while another reflects daily variation in conditions. Each chamber slightly conditions and patterns from others. For early stages, crops are grown horizontally trays; once they mature, transplanted mobile towers. closed circulation ventilation irrigation reduces water consumption by up 95%. A unique day–night optimises light, temperature, humidity conditions, mimicking natural patterns. approach not only saves energy but also improves a three-dimensional space. presented solution focuses on often-overlooked aspects cultivating farms makes this method growing much more cost-effective feasible implement large scale. Our comparative analysis with other farming solutions is based publicly available data provides valuable insights, acknowledging potential limitations at play.

Language: Английский

Citations

1