The effect of physical properties of soilless media on plant performance - A review

Agriculture & Biology

• soilless media 100%
• physical properties 52%
• water uptake 44%
• net assimilation rate 41%
• leaf water potential 36%
• oxygen 34%
• water use efficiency 31%
• hypoxia 30%
• unsaturated hydraulic conductivity 27%
• ions 23%
• tensiometers 23%
• porous media 23%
• evapotranspiration 17%
• irrigation management 17%
• photons 16%
• selectivity (chemistry) 16%
• nutrient uptake 15%
• transpiration 15%
• rhizosphere 14%
• water 13%
• sodium 12%
• uptake mechanisms 10%
• carbon 10%
• shoots 10%
• crops 8%
• leaves 7%
• methodology 4%