ReviewNature food2021
Current status and future challenges in implementing and upscaling vertical farming systems.
Review in Nature food, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.
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Who cites it
84 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Low wind, high impact: sustained low airflow alters water use efficiency and shapes plant acclimation.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Designing rapid-cycling, compact architecture in tomato for vertical farming.Molecular horticulture · 2026Article
- Far-red light in early growth stages boosts lettuce biomass and preserves anthocyanins.Annals of botany · 2026Article
- Gene Editing of Nicotiana benthamiana Architecture for Space-Efficient Production of Recombinant Proteins in Closed Environments.Plant biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Addressing Vitamin BCommunications biology · 2026Article
- A compliant, morphing gripper for handling diverse leafy vegetables in vertical farming systems.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Contextual conditions define maximum energy-use threshold in low-carbon controlled environment agriculture for agri-food transformation.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Continuous lighting at low PPFD improves energy efficiency while preserving growth and quality of lettuce in vertical farming systems.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Gradual increases in light intensity and photoperiod enhance light use efficiency and dry matter in indoor basil.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Multi-omics analyses to assess the effects of multi-layer cultivation with supplemental LED lighting on potato yield and quality.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Continuous light at fixed daily light integral enhances lettuce growth due to improved light interception and light use efficiency.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Design and experimental evaluation of an orderly harvesting device for hydroponic leafy vegetables.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Beyond peak wavelength: spectral bandwidth of blue and red-blue laser diodes modulates photosynthesis, canopy architecture, chlorophyll maintenance, and whole-plant growth.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Modulating the strigolactone pathway to optimize tomato shoot branching for vertical farming.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026Article
- Spinach (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Let's Get Real: Are Wearable Plant Sensors Ready for Crop Monitoring?ACS sensors · 2025Review
- Tomato in the spotlight: light regulation of whole-plant physiology.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Review
- A robust decision framework for vertical farming using integrated objective weighting and distance driven ranking approach.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- DynG: a dynamic scaling factor for thermographic stomatal conductance estimation under changing environmental conditions.The New phytologist · 2025Article
24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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20 authors.
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Abstract
Vertical farming can produce food in a climate-resilient manner, potentially emitting zero pesticides and fertilizers, and with lower land and water use than conventional agriculture. Vertical farming systems (VFS) can meet daily consumer demands for nutritious fresh products, forming a part of resilient food systems-particularly in and around densely populated areas. VFS currently produce a limited range of crops including fruits, vegetables and herbs, but successful implementation of vertical farming as part of mainstream agriculture will require improvements in profitability, energy efficiency, public policy and consumer acceptance. Here we discuss VFS as multi-layer indoor crop cultivation systems, exploring state-of-the-art vertical farming and future challenges in the fields of plant growth, product quality, automation, robotics, system control and environmental sustainability and how research and development, socio-economic and policy-related institutions must work together to ensure successful upscaling of VFS to future food systems.
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