Aquaponics: Circular Sustainability for Food Security
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Protected Culture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 10420
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Interests: horticultural sciences; advanced production systems; protected cultivations; urban horticulture; postharvest of fresh produce
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Interests: horticulture; plant nutrition; sustainable plant growing systems
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Interests: modeling; plant physiology; statistical analysis; genetic diversity; food chemistry; irrigation; plant biology; predictive modeling; plant breeding
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Among the several challenges that agriculture has to face in order to guarantee a sufficient supply of food, the concept of sustainability is essential. Increasing the use efficiency of resources, such as water, nutrients, and soil, is strategic to maximize production while preserving the environmental context. It is also necessary to adopt productive strategies capable of achieving the objectives set by the WHO’s Millennium Development Goals or the eradication of hunger and poverty. Aquaponics can be fully placed in this context, proving to be a possible productive and sustainable tool able to combine aquaculture and vegetable food production. At the same time, it can provide technological solutions that are alternative for a world that is increasingly under stress through population growth, urbanization, water shortages, land and soil degradation, environmental pollution, world hunger, and climate change. Currently, the knowledge concerning aquaponics is increasing, but many key points have to be solved above all in the sphere of the productive sustainability of different species, in the management of nutrients provided by the breeding of fish, and in the dimensional and technological scalability of the system.
Based on these challenges, this Special Issue welcomes original research papers, short communications, and review articles that provide insight into all topics related to aquaponics and crop cultivation in horticultural systems. The focus is on the agronomical, environmental, technological, and nutritional issues involved in meeting the high demands of consumers for fresh food characterized by high quality and production. Some perspectives on energy and economic sustainability are also encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Silvana Nicola
Prof. Dr. Paolo Sambo
Dr. Carlo Nicoletto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aquaponics
- vegetables cultivation
- sustainability
- food quality
- nutrient balance
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