The clumps of discarded hair on the salon floor could one day help to grow your lunchtime salad, thanks to scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), who have created ...

1 Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA 2 Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Hydroponic ...

Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. Researchers have now developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for ...

Increasing costs and potential decreasing availability of current potting medium components has prompted growing industries to seek alternative horticultural substrates, like hemp.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming gain a greater foothold in modern agriculture, a new $300,000 grant aims to enhance hydroponic lettuce production.