Microgreens in controlled environment agriculture: a comprehensive review of nutritional optimization, agronomic innovations, and postharvest sustainability.

Biochar in Controlled Environment Agriculture: Applications in Hydroponics, Vertical Farming, and Soilless Cultivation

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA), including hydroponics, vertical farming (VF), and soilless cultivation, is expanding rapidly as food production shifts toward resource-efficient and climate-resilient systems. However, conventional substrates such as rockwool, peat, coco coir, and perlite present limitations re...

Wheat Microgreens for Global Food Security: Novel Interventions for Sustainable Production and Functional Enrichment.

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) microgreens have emerged as nutrient-dense functional foods with significant potential to address malnutrition, lifestyle-related disorders, and the growing demand for sustainable diets. Rich in vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds, they demonstrate diverse bi...

Agronomic management enhances nutritional quality and functional food potential of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.): a review

The growing global challenges of food insecurity posed by climate change, and micronutrient deficiencies have intensified interest in climate resilient, nutrient-dense functional foods. Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a promising candidate owing to its exceptional nutritional profile and adaptability to harsh agroe...

Trends in biofertilisation and agroecological practices for the sustainable enhancement of CAM plants growth in arid environment: the case of Opuntia ficus-indica

Crop Biofortification for Sustainable Food Systems: An Integrative Review of Soil Processes, Plant Physiology and Molecular Approaches

Micronutrient deficiencies, collectively known as hidden hunger, affect more than two billion people worldwide and remain a major challenge for sustainable agriculture, global food security and human nutrition. Crop biofortification has emerged as a sustainable agricultural strategy to enhance the concentration and bio...

Biostimulants for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

The growing pressure exerted by global food demand, combined with the excessive use of chemical and synthetic inputs, is prompting the agricultural sector to seek innovative and sustainable solutions to improve, or at least maintain, crop yields in a context of increased abiotic stress linked to climate change. Among t...