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E-Artikel
Titel:
Necessary Parameters of Vertically Mounted Textile Substrates for Successful Cultivation of Cress for Low-Budget Vertical Farming
Beteiligte:
Diestelhorst, Elise;
Storck, Jan Lukas;
Brockhagen, Bennet;
Grothe, Timo;
Post, Inken Blanca;
Bache, Thorsten;
Korchev, Rumen;
Rattenholl, Anke;
Gudermann, Frank;
Ehrmann, Andrea
Erschienen:
University of Ljubljana, 2021
Erschienen in:Tekstilec
Sprache:
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DOI:
10.14502/tekstilec2021.64.276-285
ISSN:
2350-3696;
0351-3386
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<jats:p>A growing population needs an expansion of agriculture to ensure a reliable supply of nutritious food. As a variable concept, vertical farming, becoming increasingly popular, can allow plant growth for local food production in the vertical sense on, e.g. facades in addition to the classical layered structure in buildings. As substrates, textile fabrics can be used as a sustainable approach in terms of reusability. In our experiment, we investigated which properties a textile should possess in order to be suitable for an application in vertical farming by the example of cress seeds. To determine the best-fitted fabric, four different textiles were mounted vertically, and were provided with controlled irrigation and illumination. Our results showed that a hairy textile surface as provided by weft-knitted plush is advantageous. There, the rooting of cress plants used in this experiment is easier and less complicated than along tightly meshed, flat surfaces, as for woven linen fabrics.</jats:p>