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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"vertical farm"”.
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Dynamic Environmental Control of a Vertical Farm for Lettuce Production
Dynamic environmental control systems in vertical farms have been posed as avenues towards improving agricultural productivity and crop quality while addressing sustainability concerns around energy consumed by lighting systems as well as overall resource use. Previous efforts in dynamic controls …
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Connecting the City: A Vertical Farm for Baltimore's Food Desert
… through a combination of traditional outdoor farming methods and indoor hydroponics in the form of a vertical farm.
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Consumer perceptions of and willingness to pay for lettuce from different agricultural production systems
Vertical farming is a technologically advancing agricultural production method with the potential to change the way lettuce (and other produce) is grown. However, less is known about how consumers will react to this new technology in the marketplace. In this study, we examine consumers’ perceptions …
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Dwarf Tomatoes in an Indoor Vertical System
… tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in an indoor vertical system. Cultivars 'Micro Tom', 'Jochalos', and 'Venus' were grown under the three daily light integral (DLI) levels of 16.9, 22.7, and 27.9 mol·m-2·day-1. Cultivar had an effect on height, with Jochalos being the tallest. Plants grown under …
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An Urban Dwelling Place for Farmers
… of activity carried out by future inhabitants of vertical farms. Through a twenty-six storey high building,a conceptual farm with housing for the producers, situated amongst dense urban fabric of Baltimore Maryland, architecture is explored. Utilizing form, order and space, architecture has a …
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Sustainable Operations of Production and Service with Onsite Renewables Integration
… system schedule for a controlled environment vertical farm, in which the environmental variables are artificially managed to improve the efficiency of the growing process. We assume that each of these systems is powered by the grid as well as by onsite renewables and energy storage systems. …