Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Frontiers in Life Sciences and Related Technologies (Online), cilt.4, sa.3, ss.157-170, 2023 (TRDizin)
It is stated that the unconscious use of chemicals in traditional agriculture causes changes in soil structure and negatively affects soil fertility. It is also emphasized that precautions must be taken to meet food demands due to increasing world population. Recently, soilless agriculture research as an alternative solution has been increasing due to its advantages such as saving labor, time and water, reducing use of herbicides/pesticides, and eliminating microbiological problems. However, attempts are being made to reduce high costs that are a disadvantage. In some countries, there are centers where vertical farming practices are carried out to support urban agriculture. Lately, topics such as growing plants in space and space farms regarding vertical farming applications are also popular. There are products that have been successful in projects carried out by NASA. It is aimed to take studies further with advantages of technology by examining damages that may occur due to the effect of microgravity. Moreover, in the field of gastronomy, soilless/vertical agriculture has recently come to the fore in terms of sustainability. It is seen that restaurants where small-scale production is carried out by applying these techniques come to the fore. In this review, these issues will be examined in detail.