TY - JOUR
T1 - Moving toward sustainability with alternative containers for greenhouse and nursery crop production
T2 - A review and research update
AU - Nambuthiri, Susmitha
AU - Fulcher, Amy
AU - Koeser, Andrew K.
AU - Geneve, Robert
AU - Niu, Genhua
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Hort Technology. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Market researchers have found that nursery and greenhouse production practices that reduce plastic use can increase consumer interest. However, there are broader crop performance, production efficiency, and environmental factors that must be considered before adopting containers made with alternative materials. This review highlights current commercially available alternative containers and parent materials. In addition, findings from recent and ongoing nursery, greenhouse, and landscape trials are synthesized, identifying common themes, inconsistencies, research gaps, and future research needs.
AB - Market researchers have found that nursery and greenhouse production practices that reduce plastic use can increase consumer interest. However, there are broader crop performance, production efficiency, and environmental factors that must be considered before adopting containers made with alternative materials. This review highlights current commercially available alternative containers and parent materials. In addition, findings from recent and ongoing nursery, greenhouse, and landscape trials are synthesized, identifying common themes, inconsistencies, research gaps, and future research needs.
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U2 - 10.21273/horttech.25.1.8
DO - 10.21273/horttech.25.1.8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84924778044
SN - 1063-0198
VL - 25
SP - 8
EP - 16
JO - HortTechnology
JF - HortTechnology
IS - 1
ER -