Agarwal Pratibha, Saha Sampa, Hariprasad P
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi India.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi India.
Biomass Convers Biorefin. 2021 Oct 9:1-24. doi: 10.1007/s13399-021-01998-6.
Nursery cultivation is recognized globally as an intensive production system to support quality seedlings as well as to manage resources efficiently. Apart from other factors, potting media (PM) play a crucial role in determining the success of nursery cultivation. Worldwide, peat is the most commonly used substrate in PM because of its favorable physicochemical properties. However, due to ascending environmental and ecological concerns regarding the use of peat, a variety of new substrates have been used/tested by researchers/practitioners/growers as PM. Bark, coir pith, wood fiber, compost derived from various agro-residues, and vermicompost either alone or in combination are some of the commonly explored substrates and found to have the potential to replace peat to a greater extent. In lieu of availability, abundance, low cost, and no/low processing requirement, the use of agro-industrial residue (AIR) in the PM is the current trend. However, challenges associated with their adoption cannot be ignored. The present review is focused on providing collective information, scientific knowledge and detailed analysis of various AIR used in PM. The critical evidence-based review would help in developing a consistent approach for the identification, selection and characterization of a new renewable substrate. In addition, it would help in developing a rationale understanding of the practical and economic realities involved in the adoption of the same in PM.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13399-021-01998-6.
全球范围内，苗圃栽培被视为一种集约化生产系统，用于培育优质苗木并有效管理资源。除其他因素外，盆栽基质在决定苗圃栽培的成功与否方面起着关键作用。在全球范围内，泥炭因其良好的物理化学性质，是盆栽基质中最常用的基质。然而，由于对泥炭使用的环境和生态问题日益关注，研究人员、从业者和种植者已使用/测试了多种新型基质作为盆栽基质。树皮、椰糠、木纤维、源自各种农业残留物的堆肥以及蚯蚓堆肥单独或混合使用，都是一些常见的被探索基质，并且发现它们有较大潜力替代泥炭。鉴于可用性、丰富性、低成本以及无需/低加工要求，在盆栽基质中使用农业工业残留物是当前的趋势。然而，与采用这些残留物相关的挑战不容忽视。本综述着重提供关于用于盆栽基质的各种农业工业残留物的综合信息、科学知识和详细分析。基于关键证据的综述将有助于制定一种一致的方法，用于识别、选择和表征新型可再生基质。此外，它将有助于对在盆栽基质中采用这些基质所涉及的实际和经济现实形成合理的理解。
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