Soilless Cultivation: Precise Nutrient Provision and Growth Environment Regulation Under Different Substrates.

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Research Center for Smart Horticulture Engineering, Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China.

Published: July 2025


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Soilless cultivation technology is a key means of overcoming traditional agricultural resource limits, providing an important path to efficient and sustainable modern agriculture by precisely regulating crop rhizospheric environments. This paper systematically reviews the technical system of soilless cultivation, nutrient solution management strategies, the interaction mechanism of rhizosphere microorganisms, and future development directions, aiming to reveal its technical advantages and innovation potential. This review shows that solid and non-solid substrate cultivation improves resource utilization efficiency and yield, but substrate sustainability and technical cost need urgent attention. The dynamic regulation of nutrient solution and intelligent management can significantly enhance nutrient absorption efficiency. Rhizosphere microorganisms directly regulate crop health through nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilization, and pathogen antagonism. However, the community structure and functional stability of rhizosphere microorganisms in organic systems are prone to imbalance, requiring targeted optimization via synthetic biology methods. Future research should focus on the development of environmentally friendly substrates, the construction of intelligent environmental control systems, and microbiome engineering to promote the expansion of soilless cultivation towards low-carbon, precise, and spatial directions. This paper systematically references the theoretical improvements and practical innovations in soilless cultivation technology, facilitating its large-scale application in food security, ecological protection, and resource recycling.

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