This report investigates how to build a compact, optimizable and at the same time user friendly hydroponic systemfor growing plants as efficiently as possible. Hydroponics grows plants using water with dissolved nutrients instead of soil, allowing faster and more efficient growth.The focus has been on the implementation and the usability of such a system, centering around monitoring and to some degree controlling important parameters for growth such as humidity, air temperature, nutrition concentration and light intensity, colour and exposure time. The plant is enclosed in a confined space with artificial lighting which allows thorough control of the light environment. In order to achieve the desired level of control over the growth parameters, several sensors along with a microcontroller were used. A touch screen with a custom built graphical user interface was also connected to allow the user to control and monitor important aspects of growth conditions. The conclusion drawn from this project is that there is ahigh order of optimizability within the boundaries of this project. The measured factors are easily read on an intuitive, easily navigated touch screen for direct feedback. Regarding the lights’ effect on plant growth, the conclusionis drawn that plants grow well with many types of lights, but more time is needed to thoroughly investigate different light exposure times, colour and intensity. / I denna rapport undersöks hur man kan bygga ett kompakt, optimerat och samtidigt användarvänligt hydroponiskt system för att odla växter så effektivt som möjligt. Hydroponiska system får plantor att växa genom att användavatten med näring istället för jord, vilket tillåter snabbare och mer effektiv tillväxt. Fokuset i denna rapport har varit på implementeringen och användbarheten av ett sådant system, med tyngpunkt på övervakning och till viss grad styrning av viktiga faktorer i en plantas tillväxt såsom luftfuktighet, temperatur, näringskoncentration och ljusintensitet, färg och exponeringstid. Växten är innesluten i ett begränsat utrymme med artificiellt ljus, vilket tillåter genomgående kontroll av ljusmiljön. För att uppnå önskad kontroll av tillväxtparametrarna, användes ett flertal sensorer tillsammans med en mikrokontroller. Till detta kopplades en pekskärm med ett egen tillverkat användargränssnitt, som tillåter användaren att kontrollera och övervaka viktiga aspekter i tillväxten. Slutsatsen från detta projekt är att det finns en hög grad av optimerbarhet inom denna konstruktion. De uppmätta parametrarna kan enkelt avläsa ljusexponering, ljusintesitet och färg.

Denna rapport behandlar en fallstudie i ett kandidatexamensarbete som utförts tillsammans med en livsmedelsbutik i Stockholmsområdet och som grundar sig i intervjuer, platsbesök och vetenskapliga artiklar. Där livsmedelsbutiken har ett intresse av att implementera en odling i form av ett hydroponiskt system direkt i sin butik.  I fallstudien har det undersökts hur implementering av odling i butik genom ett samarbete med ett odlingsföretag skulle fungera och se ut för butiken. Studien har begränsats till två olika odlingsföretag i Sverige, som har varsitt koncept på hur odlingen kan implementeras, gemensamt för dem är att de använder vertikal odling i form av hydroponiska system. Där det ena företaget erbjuder vertikal odling i en odlingscontainer och det andra vertikal odling inne i ett växthus. Båda företagens olika odlingskoncept har redan implementerats i två andra livsmedelsbutiker inom samma koncern som livsmedelsbutiken i Stockholm befinner sig i.  Fallstudien har genomförts genom att först skapa en bred bakgrund genom litteratursökningar i olika databaser kring relevanta nyckelord för att sedan genomföra intervjuer med båda odlingsföretagen och livsmedelsbutikerna. Därefter har kunskap och svar från respondenterna i intervjuerna sammanställts och ett förslag har tagits fram om vilket odlingsföretag som lämpar sig bäst för livsmedelsbutikens ändamål.  Resultatet visar att möjligheterna och fördelarna vid en implementering av hydroponisk odling för livsmedelsbutiken i Stockholmsområdet att implementera hydroponisk odling är flera och överväger till största del de möjliga utmaningarna. Dessutom gynnas flera av hållbarhetsmålen till livsmedelsbutikens koncern genom implementering av en hydroponisk odling i butiken. Vidare gynnas även några av de Förenta Nationernas Globala mål och även livsmedelsbutikens egna hållbarhetsmål. / This report is the result and outcome of a bachelor's thesis project conducted during the spring of 2021. The report presents the performed case study of a grocery store, in the area of Stockholm, where the company is aiming to implement a hydroponic self-cultivation inside their grocery store. The work is based on conducting interviews and reviewing established scientific articles in the field.  In the case study, it has been investigated how a potential collaboration between the grocery store and a cultivation company can be established. The study was limited to investigating two cultivation companies active on the Swedish market. These two cultivation companies have different solutions of how the cultivation can be implemented on the store area, but both offer vertical hydroponic solutions. Further, both systems of the individual cultivation companies’ have been implemented in other grocery stores that can be used as reference for validation of data.  The literature review of existing publications were conducted by searching in different databases by using the keywords of this work, for the researcher to increase knowledge to create guides for the interviews and for creating the theoretical frame of reference. Thereafter, literature findings and answers from the interviewees were compiled, analyzed and discussed to make a proposition of which cultivation company is best suited for a potential collaboration, with regard to the grocery stores’ wishes of implementing a hydroponic solution.  The results show that several of the grocery stores’ sustainability goals would benefit from a potential implementation of a self-cultivation. Also, implementing a hydroponic farm on the store area would increase the grocery store’s contribution towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:44:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JUSSARA DE PAULA SOUZA.pdf: 2175889 bytes, checksum: 4336d73e92c7b6a768a46df24af81d53 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-06-25 / The present study aimed to compare the dimensions of sustainable devel opment in tomato production chain, in the forms of conventional tillage, and organic hydroponics, through analysis S.W.O.T. To date of the results was carried out bibliographical research, observational, qualitative and exploratory. The study was conducted in 13 organizations that make up the tomato production chain in conventional systems, hydroponic and organic. The results enabled visualization of the strengths and weaknesses of each system, in addition to the opportunities and threats of the Market, enabling analyses about the viabilities of productive systems in the perspective of sustainable development. / O presente estudo teve como objetivo comparar as dimensões do desenvolvimento sustentável na cadeia produtiva do tomate de mesa, nas formas de plantio convencional, hidropônica e orgânica, por meio da Análise S.W.O.T.. Para encontro dos resultados foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica, observacional, qualitativa e exploratória. O estudo foi realizado em 13 organizações que compõem a cadeia produtiva do tomate nos sistemas convencional, hidropônico e orgânico. Os resultados possibilitaram visualização dos pontos fortes e fracos de cada sistema, além das oportunidades e ameaças do mercado, permitindo análises acerca das viabilidades dos sistemas produtivos na perspectiva do desenvolvimento sustentável.

Η ρύπανση από τα χημικά λιπάσματα είναι έντονη στα ελληνικά εδάφη (ιδιαίτερα από τα νιτρικά άλατα) και επομένως είναι κρίσιμη η μείωση των εισροών αγροχημικών στο περιβάλλον. Η μείωση της λίπανσης αυξάνει την συγκέντρωση αντιοξειδωτικών ουσιών στους φυτικούς ιστούς. Πολλές επιστημονικές μελέτες μέχρι σήμερα συσχετίζουν την διατροφή με φυτικά προϊόντα υψηλής διατροφικής αξίας που περιέχουν φαινολικές-αντιοξειδωτικές ουσίες με την πρόληψη καρδιαγγειακών παθήσεων, πολλών μορφών καρκίνου αλλά και την γήρανση. Έτσι η έρευνα αυτή είχε διπλό στόχο: τη μείωση της ρύπανσης του περιβάλλοντος μέσω της μείωσης των λιπασμάτων που χορηγούνται στις καλλιέργειες, και την παραγωγή φυτικών προϊόντων υψηλής βιολογικής και διατροφικής αξίας, αφού θα παρέχουν μεγαλύτερες ποσότητες αντιοξειδωτικών ουσιών στον ανθρώπινο οργανισμό. Επίσης θα πρέπει να αναφερθεί ότι η μείωση των ποσοτήτων των λιπασμάτων που θα απαιτούνται για την καλλιέργεια των φυτών θα επιφέρει και οικονομικό όφελος προς τους καλλιεργητές και τους καταναλωτές, αφού θα μειωθεί το κόστος παραγωγής των φυτικών προϊόντων. Για το σκοπό αυτό μελετήθηκε για πρώτη φορά η επίδραση της μεταβολής της συγκέντρωσης των χορηγούμενων νιτρικών ιόντων μέσω του θρεπτικού διαλύματος υδροπονικής καλλιέργειας στο ρυθμό παραγωγής πολυφαινολικών ενώσεων σε λαχανικά ευρείας κατανάλωσης (παντζάρι και μαρούλι) και διαπιστώθηκε ότι η μεγιστοποίηση της παραγωγής των φυσικών αντιοξειδωτικών παραγόντων είναι δυνατή μέσω του ελέγχου της αζωτούχου θρέψης. Παράλληλα, διαπιστώθηκε και ποσοτικοποιήθηκε η ύπαρξη ενός κρίσιμου σημείου στη συγκέντρωση του χορηγούμενου αζώτου που ενεργοποιεί τον δευτερογενή μεταβολισμό των καλλιεργούμενων φυτών παντζαριού και μαρουλιού, αυξάνοντας σημαντικά το ρυθμό παραγωγής των ιδιαίτερα ευεργετικών για την υγεία φυτοχημικών ενώσεων όπως φαινολικών και μπετακυανινών. Η αύξηση όχι μόνο της περιεκτικότητας αλλά και της ενεργότητας των αντιοξειδωτικών παραγόντων επιβεβαιώθηκε με τη χρήση προηγμένων μεθόδων προσδιορισμού όπως το EPR. Τέλος προσδιορίστηκαν και ποσοτικοποιήθηκαν με σύγχρονη μέθοδο φασματομετρίας μαζών (LC-MS/MS) στα διαφορετικά μέρη των φυτών παντζαριού και στα φύλλα του μαρουλιού συνολικά επτά διαφορετικές πολυφαινολικές ενώσεις. / The pollution from chemical fertilizers is pronounced in Greek soils (particularly nitrates) and is therefore critical to reduce inputs of agrochemicals in the environment. The decrease of fertilization increases the concentration of antioxidants in plant tissues. Many scientific studies to date relate the diet with plant products of high nutritional value containing phenolic-antioxidants with the prevention of cardiovascular disease, number of cancers and aging. So the aims of the present research are: to reduce environmental pollution by reducing fertilizer applied to crops, and the production of crops with high biological and nutritional value, providing greater amounts of antioxidants in the human body. It should also be noted that the decrease in the quantities of fertilizer that will be required for the cultivation of plants will also lead to economic benefits to farmers and consumers, as it will reduce the cost of production of plant products. For this purpose the effect of varying concentration of nitrate granted via hydroponic nutrient solution, in the production rate of polyphenolic compounds in vegetables (lettuce and beetroot) was studied. It was found that maximizing the production of natural antioxidants is possible through the control of nitrogen nutrition. Also, it was ascertained that a critical point in the concentration of the administered nitrogen exists below which the secondary metabolism of the studied crops i.e. beetroot and lettuce is activated, significantly increasing the rate of production of the highly beneficial for the health compounds such as phenolic phytochemicals and betacyanins. The augmentation of the activity of antioxidants was confirmed by using advanced methods such as EPR. Finally seven different polyphenolic compounds were identified and quantified by the use of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), in different plant parts of beetroot and lettuce leaves.

Submitted by Marilene Donadel (marilene.donadel@unioeste.br) on 2018-06-06T23:01:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Camila_Santos_2018.pdf: 1490357 bytes, checksum: 51ef5bf6ae6ed45d1e8d3337275493fb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-06T23:01:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Camila_Santos_2018.pdf: 1490357 bytes, checksum: 51ef5bf6ae6ed45d1e8d3337275493fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-20 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In the conventional and hydroponic cultivation of lettuce, agricultural defensives and fertilizers are used, which presents concentrations of toxic elements in its composition and may alter the aliment’s quality. Thus, the present study aims to evaluate the content of the heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb in soil, nutritive solution and lettuce leaves in the region of Toledo – PR. Samples of lettuce and its substrates were collected from five hydroponic and five conventional proprieties, which were submitted to nitroperchloric digestion for the determination of metal contents through spectrophotometry of atomic adsorption AAS/6300. The experimental delimitation was entirely randomized, with ten treatments and three repetitions, and the results were submitted to variance analysis and to Turkey’s test at 5% significance level; also, the Pearson’s correlation (r) was performed between the variables substrate and lettuce leaves. It was observed that the lettuce studied, in general, presented higher contents of Cd and Cr in the hydroponic cultivation - in which 5 of the hydroponic proprieties, 4 of them presented significantly superior than the conventional ones - according to the Turkey’s test; for the element Cu, significant difference also occurred between the farming methods, however there was significant variance in the cultivation of each property; and for Pb, it was observed that the majority of the samples collected presented higher concentrations than the tolerable limits established by ANVISA - whereas the conventional method presented itself statistically similar between each property, for the hydroponic method, two properties presented themselves significantly superior to the others, and statistically different between each other. When the metal concentrations in the lettuce leaves was compared with the substrate, in general, for both conventional and hydroponic methods the contents in the lettuce didn’t show correlation to the contents in the substrate, which indicate that the contamination may be occurring through the use of agrochemicals and agricultural inputs, used for the control of plagues and diseases, aside from inappropriate management. Thus, it is possible to conclude that the variation in metal concentrations in the same cultivation method is due to the fact that the use of different agrochemicals and fertilizes is allowed, which contain different compositions. Furthermore, the pulverization date previous to sampling of the lettuce may have caused some variations to the composition of the vegetable, as well as inappropriate handling of the aliment. / Nos cultivos de alface convencional e hidropônica são utilizados defensivos agrícolas e fertilizantes, que apresentam concentrações de elementos tóxicos em sua composição e podem alterar a qualidade do alimento. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho objetivou avaliar os teores dos metais pesados Cd, Cr, Cu e Pb em solo, solução nutritiva e folhas de alfaces na região de Toledo – PR. Foram coletadas amostras de alfaces e de seus substratos em cinco propriedades hidropônicas e cinco convencionais, cujas amostras foram submetidas à digestão nítrico-perclórica para determinação dos teores de metais por meio de espectrofotômetro de absorção atômica AAS/6300. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, com dez tratamentos e três repetições e os resultados foram submetidos à análise de variância e ao teste Tukey ao nível de 5% de significância; ainda foi realizada a correlação de Pearson (r) entre as variáveis substrato e folhas de alface. Observou-se que as alfaces estudadas em geral apresentaram maiores concentrações de Cd e Cr no cultivo hidropônico, sendo que dos 5 cultivos hidropônicos, 4 deles mostraram-se significativamente superiores ao cultivo convencional pelo teste de Tukey; para o elemento Cu, também ocorreu diferença significativa entre os cultivos, no entanto houve uma grande variação entre as culturas e para o Pb, observou-se que a maioria das amostras coletadas apresentavam concentrações superiores ao limite tolerável estabelecido pela ANVISA, sendo que o cultivo convencional mostrou-se estatisticamente semelhante entre si; quanto aos cultivos hidropônicos, dois cultivos mostraram-se significativamente superiores aos demais, e estatisticamente diferentes entre si. Quando comparadas as concentrações de metais nas folhas de alface com o substrato, de forma geral, tanto para o cultivo convencional, quanto para o cultivo hidropônico os teores na alface não apresentaram correlação com os teores no substrato, o que indica que a contaminação pode estar ocorrendo através do uso de agrotóxicos e insumos utilizados para o controle de pragas e doenças, além do manejo inadequado. Assim, pode-se dizer que a variação nas concentrações de metais na mesma cultura deve-se ao fato de ser permitido o uso de diferentes agrotóxicos e fertilizantes, os quais possuem composições distintas. Além disso, a data de pulverização previamente à coleta das alfaces pode ter ocasionado algumas variações na composição da hortaliça, bem como o manejo inadequado do alimento.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T14:22:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Luana_Borges_Affonso.pdf: 1352804 bytes, checksum: 985576a4337a31361054cc90e4f0eaa2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-04 / This work aimed to study some aspects of the spread and growth of seedlings of strawberry guava. For this, we developed three chapters. The first chapter deals with the rooting of strawberry guava microshoots Irapuã with different concentrations of IBA (0, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 mg L-1). We evaluated the survival and rooting percentage, root number, root length, fresh and dry. We observed positive influence of growth regulators on rooting of microcuttings, however, with little difference between concentrations. In chapter two we studied the influence of semi-hydroponic systems and conventional in the development of seedlings produced from Araçazeiro Irapuã micropile. We evaluated the number of shoots, growth of shoots, secondary shoots and plants with shoot length secondary. We did not observe influence of cropping systems in plant development. In the third chapter, was conducted in a semi-hydroponic system microjardim clonal Irapuã strawberry guava, which was conducted monthly collections of microcutting and evaluated the rooting ability of each collection. It was observed that the cultivation of strawberry guava microstumps in semi-hydroponic system is efficient in producing microcuttings, allowing successive collections. The rooting of microcutting microstumps collected in semi-hydroponic system showed low rates of survival and rooting. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar alguns aspectos relacionados a propagação e ao crescimento de mudas de araçazeiro. Para isso, foram elaborados três capítulos. O primeiro capítulo aborda o enraizamento de microestacas de araçazeiro Irapuã com diferentes concentrações de ácido indolbutírico (0, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 mg L-1). Foi avaliada a porcentagem de sobrevivência e enraizamento, número de raízes, comprimento das raízes, massa fresca e seca. Foi observado influência positiva do regulador de crescimento no enraizamento das microestacas, no entanto, com pouca diferença entre as concentrações. No capítulo dois foi estudado a influência dos sistemas semi-hidropônico e convencional no desenvolvimento das mudas de araçazeiro Irapuã produzidas a partir de microestacas. Foi avaliado o número de brotações, crescimento de brotações, plantas com brotações secundárias e comprimento das brotações secundárias. Não foi observado influência dos sistemas de cultivo no desenvolvimento das plantas. No terceiro capitulo, foi conduzido em sistema semi-hidropônico um microjardim clonal de araçazeiro Irapuã, onde foi realizado coletas mensais de microestacas e avaliada a capacidade de enraizamento a cada coleta. Foi observado que o cultivo de microcepas de araçazeiro em sistema semi-hidropônico é eficiente na produção de microestacas, permitindo sucessivas coletas. O enraizamento das microestacas coletadas de microcepas em sistema semi-hidropônico apresentou baixas taxas de sobrevivência e enraizamento.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(農学) / 甲第22508号 / 農博第2412号 / 新制||農||1078(附属図書館) / 学位論文||R2||N5288(農学部図書室) / 京都大学大学院農学研究科応用生命科学専攻 / (主査)教授 加納 健司, 教授 三芳 秀人, 教授 宮川 恒 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

The thesis addresses the proximity of contemporary global human issues to local human issues and presents an architectural solution. By identifying, exploring and drawing closer the proximities between these global and local issues, new solutions can be developed for local application. There are new fields created for architecture when we understand and connect the proximity of objects of both cultural and biophysical creation, and when we understand and build on our ever-narrowing proximities between what has been and what is to come. The narrowing global conditions have direct implications on us as individual human beings and our individual local societies. These proximities have been explored, developed, and resolved for local application. The resulting research field for urban agriculture ultimately guided an appropriate architectural response within the city of Pretoria, South Africa. / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Architecture / unrestricted

Städerna växer och samtidigt ökar efterfrågan på närodlade och ekologiska grödor. För att klara av att producera närodlat och mer hållbart skulle ett alternativ vara att odla i så kallade vertikala växthus. I Kiruna finns Sveriges största malmgruva som drivs av företaget LKAB vars olika processer leder till spillvärme. I Kiruna är klimatet kallt jämfört med större delen av Sverige och därför erfordras uppvärmning om odling ska kunna ske året runt i ett växthus. Examensarbetets uppgift är därför att undersöka hur man kan utnyttja spillvärme till ett vertikalt växthus i samband med en ny kontorsbyggnad på LKABs gruvområde. LKABs nya kontorsbyggnad har ett kvadratiskt avtryck på marken med ett hörn i sydlig riktning. Fördelningen mellan växthus och kontor kan förenklas genom att kvadraten delas på diagonalen där den södra halvan är växthus och den norra halvan kontor. Eftersom solförhållandena för odling är speciella i Kiruna har växthusets väggar en lutning som är anpassad efter solens låga infallsvinkel vilket gör att växthusets area minskar med varje våningsplan. Som yttermaterial till växthuset används glas och som stommaterial används stål. Ett hydroponiskt odlingssystem används där plantorna sätts direkt i en cirkulerande näringslösning och på så sätt kan systemet utformas med horisontella odlingsrör i flera vertikala odlingsplan. För uppvärmning av växthuset kommer spillvärme från LKABs verksamhet att utnyttjas, i examensarbetet undersöks två olika alternativ av spillvärmekällor och resultatet är att båda de alternativ som undersökts kan utnyttjas för uppvärmning av hela växthusdelens volym. / While the cities are expanding the demand for locally grown and organic crops is increasing. To be able to produce locally and more sustainable crops, one option could be to grow in a so-called vertical greenhouse. In Kiruna the largest ore mine in Sweden is operated by the company LKAB. Various processes in the mining industry lead to waste heat. In Kiruna, the climate is cold compared to most parts of Sweden, and therefore requires heating for the cultivation to be able to take place all year round in a greenhouse. The project’s task is to explore how to utilize waste heat from the mine to a vertical greenhouse in the context of a new office building at LKAB's mining area. LKAB's new office building has a square footprint on the ground with one of the corners in the south direction. The division between the greenhouse and the office can be simplified by the square divided diagonally where the southern half is the greenhouse and the northern half the office. Since the sunlight is limited in Kiruna the greenhouse walls has been design to adjust to the sun’s low position. The sun’s low position requires a sloped facade in the south direction. The greenhouse’s floor area decreases with each floor. As the external material for the greenhouse glass is used and as framing material steel is used. A hydroponically system is used where the seedlings are put directly in a circulating nutrient solution and in this way the system can be designed with horizontal pipes in several vertical cultivated floors. The greenhouse will be heated with waste heat from LKAB's industry, the project examines two alternatives of waste heat sources, and the result is that both of the alternatives studied can be used to heat the entire volume of the greenhouse.

Cette étude vise à évaluer le rôle du silicium (Si) sur l’amélioration de la croissance et de la tolérance au cuivre (Cu) du bambou, plante utilisée en phytoremédiation. Plusieurs approches ont été choisies. Dans un premier temps, la répartition et la variabilité de Cu et Si ont été étudiées dans plusieurs espèces de bambous se développant dans un contexte pédoclimatique naturel afin d’établir des concentrations de référence pour ces éléments. Des cultures hydroponiques ont ensuite permis de caractériser de manière macroscopique la réponse des bambous à des apports de Si et Cu, et, parallèlement, d’étudier la spéciation de Cu et la localisation de Si et Cu au sein des différents organes du bambou (racines, tiges, feuilles).Les concentrations en Si et Cu présentent des différences significatives entre les principaux types de bambous, suggérant l’importance d’un caractère génotypique responsable de l’absorption de ces éléments. Face à une toxicité au cuivre, un apport de Si modifie la spéciation de Cu dans les tissus du bambou, sans toutefois améliorer significativement sa tolérance. Il apparaît que la stratégie principale du bambou pour gérer de fortes concentrations de Cu est tout d’abord une importante séquestration dans les racines, puis une complexation de Cu avec des composés soufrés organiques et inorganiques. Les résultats de cette étude permettront d’optimiser les technologies liées aux capacités épuratives des bambous face à une pollution métallique. / This study aims at assessing the role of silicon (Si) on the plant growth and alleviation of copper (Cu) toxicity in bamboos. Several approaches have been performed. Firstly, the distribution and variability of Si and Cu were investigated in several bamboo species grown under natural pedo-climatic conditions in order to obtain reference values for Cu and Si in bamboos. Secondly, hydroponic experiments were carried out to characterize the macroscopic response of bamboo plants exposed to Si and Cu and, investigated in parallel the Cu speciation and Si and Cu localisation in different part of bamboos (roots, stems, leaves).Significant differences were measured between bamboo species, suggesting that a genotypic character may be responsible for Si and Cu accumulation. Silicon supplementation modified the Cu speciation but did not induce significant improvement of Cu tolerance. The main strategy of bamboo to cope with high Cu concentrations in its tissues is initially an important sequestration in the roots apoplast, mainly in epidermis, and then a Cu complexation with organic and inorganic sulphur compounds. These results will allow the optimisation of phytoremediation processes using bamboo plants.