Growth of Romaine Lettuce in Eggshell Powder Mixed Alginate Hydrogel in an Aeroponic System for Water Conservation and Vitamin C Biofortification.

Fariha Afnan, Md Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Rutwik Joshi, Catherine Simpson, Wei Li

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hydrogel Development, Processing and Applications in Agriculture: A Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Fariha AfnanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.

Md Nayeem Hasan KashemDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0179-7050

Rutwik JoshiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.

Catherine SimpsonDepartment of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8164-4275

Wei LiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin C is crucial for physical well-being, and its deficiency can lead to severe health consequences. Biofortification has been used to address this deficiency by enhancing vitamin C in plants. Additionally, soilless agriculture has been used to conserve and optimize water use in comparison to conventional agriculture. While hydrogels have been shown to improve water conservation and are used for biofortification in crops, their application has only been explored in soil-based and hydroponic farming. The aeroponics system is a plant-growing method that has shown potential for increasing yields and biomass while conserving water and nutrients. In this paper, we have developed an aeroponic-compatible medium to grow romaine lettuce (

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aeroponicsascorbic acidbiofortificationhydrogelsvitamin Cwater conservation

Identifiers

PMID38786240

DOI10.3390/gels10050322

PMCPMC11121658

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