Moving Toward Sustainability with Alternative Containers for Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production: A Review and Research Update Conference Paper

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Niu, Genhua

published proceedings

• HORTTECHNOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

• Nambuthiri, S., Fulcher, A., Koeser, A. K., Geneve, R., & Niu, G.

citation count

• 37

complete list of authors

• Nambuthiri, Susmitha||Fulcher, Amy||Koeser, Andrew K||Geneve, Robert||Niu, Genhua

publication date

• February 2015

publisher

• American Society For Horticultural Science  Publisher

published in

• HortTechnology  Journal

keywords

• Biocontainer
• Biodegradable Container
• Plantable Container
• Plastic Container
• Sustainable Nursery Crop Production
• Water Use

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.21273/HORTTECH.25.1.8

start page

• 8

end page

• 16

volume

• 25

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.25.1.8

user-defined tag

• 13 Climate Action