Cereals

Vertical farming economics: crop performance targets for cost-competitive vertical farming

- Vertical farming may offer a scalable solution to land, water, and climate constraints in agriculture, yet its viability hinges on reducing energy and capital costs. Despite these promises, the...

Improving food security through indoor vertical farming of microgreens: a trendy fad or a promising solution? A review

- Global food systems face unprecedented pressure from climate change, resource scarcity, and population growth, intensifying food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly in regions with limited...

On the impact of light spectrum on lettuce biophysics: a dynamic growth model for vertical farming

12/05/2026 - Current crop growth models, whether process-based or data-driven, rarely incorporate spectral light composition, limiting their applicability in highly controlled environments such as vertical...

A Review of the Role of Sensor in the Vertical Farms: Superiority and Prospects

- Sensor networks in vertical farmsThis study comprehensively reviews the current application status of sensors in vertical agriculture, discovers and deeply analyzes their benefits in enhancing...