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ArticleAgronomy for sustainable development2026

Sustainable resource optimization for tomato cultivation in a rooftop greenhouse: an 8-year case study.

Guido Evangelista, Gara Villalba, Francesco Orsini, Joan Muñoz-Liesa, Verónica Arcas-Pilz, Xavier Gabarrell

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Article in Agronomy for sustainable development, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Guido EvangelistaSostenipra Research Group (2021 SGR 00734), Unitat de excelencia Maria de Maetzu CEX2024001506-M, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Gara VillalbaSostenipra Research Group (2021 SGR 00734), Unitat de excelencia Maria de Maetzu CEX2024001506-M, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6392-0902
Francesco OrsiniDISTAL-Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40127 Italy.
Joan Muñoz-LiesaDepartment of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, Stockholm, 114 28 Sweden.
Verónica Arcas-PilzDISTAL-Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40127 Italy.
Xavier GabarrellSostenipra Research Group (2021 SGR 00734), Unitat de excelencia Maria de Maetzu CEX2024001506-M, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1730-4337

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Abstract

Tomato is one of the most popular and consumed crops worldwide and its cultivation via hydroponic techniques is widespread. In this study, we evaluated the performance of an evolving management strategy through an iterative system design over 8 years in an integrated-rooftop greenhouse in Barcelona. Yield, solar radiation, water and nutrient consumption, and environmental impacts through Life Cycle Assessment were analysed. We hypothesized that improving irrigation management, partially substituting mineral fertilizers with recovered nutrients, and ensuring optimal solar radiation would enhance tomato productivity while reducing the environmental impact. The highest productivity was obtained in 2023 (49 g plant Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13593-026-01118-6.

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Circular economyHydroponicsLife cycle assessmentRooftop greenhouseTomatoUrban agriculture

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