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View article: Lessons Learned from Three Agrivoltaic Installations in New Jersey
Lessons Learned from Three Agrivoltaic Installations in New Jersey Open
Agrivoltaics is a new technology that has the potential to positively impact commercial farming by combining agricultural practices with the generation of solar energy. While some yield reduction is to be expected, resulting from less sunl…
View article: Cold Plasma Treatment of Sweet Basil Seeds and Nutrient Water in Hydroponics: Impact on Growth and Quality
Cold Plasma Treatment of Sweet Basil Seeds and Nutrient Water in Hydroponics: Impact on Growth and Quality Open
This study investigated the combined effect of two plasma treatments during hydroponic growing of sweet basil plants. Air‐based cold plasma was applied to basil seeds using a Plasmajet. Also, plasma‐activated water (PAW) was produced by us…
Staticaponics: Electrospray delivery of nutrients and water to the plant root zone Open
Electrospray deposition (ESD) was utilized for targeted nutrient and water delivery to the roots of lettuce plants. Compatibility of ESD with nutrient solutions was confirmed; however, detrimental effects of ESD electric fields/current on …
View article: Growth of Hydroponic Sweet Basil (O. basilicum L.) Using Plasma-Activated Nutrient Solution (PANS)
Growth of Hydroponic Sweet Basil (O. basilicum L.) Using Plasma-Activated Nutrient Solution (PANS) Open
Hydroponic sweet basil (O. basilicum L.) farming uses a recirculating nutrient solution that may spread waterborne microbial contamination including algae. Plasma, the fourth state of matter, generates antimicrobial reactive oxygen and nit…
The ‘Pick-Your-Own’ Model of Production and Marketing of Ethnic Crops in Central New Jersey, USA Open
Specca Farms Pick Your Own (SFPYO) operates a 125-acre (50 ha) farm in Bordentown, Central New Jersey, USA, which attends to customers from many different ethnic regions such as Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Mediterranean region, Eastern…