Advancement in Indoor Vertical Farming for Microgreen Production - American Journal of Plant Sciences

AJPS > Vol.10 No.8, August 2019

American Journal of Plant Sciences

Volume 10, Issue 8 (August 2019)

ISSN Print: 2158-2742 ISSN Online: 2158-2750

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Advancement in Indoor Vertical Farming for Microgreen Production ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2019.108100 6,748 Downloads 14,192 Views Citations

Author(s)

Preethi Rajan, Rajasekaran R. Lada, Mason T. MacDonald^*

Affiliation(s)

Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University Truro, Truro, N.S., Canada.

ABSTRACT

With the growing global urban population and the emergence of megacities, there is a huge demand for arable land to meet the food demand and reduce malnutrition. Conventional agricultural practices lead to deforestation of the land for crop production and agricultural intensification to produce higher yield per unit area. These activities have been established to have negative impact on the environment thereby causing soil and water pollution. It is important to consider the use of vertical farming technology, which utilizes both horizontal and vertical space, and efficiently uses nutrients, water, and time (off season production with artificial lighting) more effectively to produce higher yield per unit volume of space than the conventional outdoor farming. Microgreens are taken into consideration to be grown under innovative vertical farming technology since they are rich in phytonutrients and they can be harvested in a short period of time. This paper reviews the current growing conditions of microgreens in vertical farming such as crop selection, media, light, nutrient solution, and containers while identifying knowledge gaps. Further, study in this area may lead to improved growing conditions to help solve the global issues and challenges surrounding food security, safety, and resource optimization.

KEYWORDS

Vertical Farming, Microgreens, Phytonutrients, BioStrate, Light Emitting Diodes, Plant Nutrition

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Rajan, P. , Lada, R. and MacDonald, M. (2019) Advancement in Indoor Vertical Farming for Microgreen Production. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 10, 1397-1408. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2019.108100.

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