Hydroponics and Protected Cultivation
eBook - ePub

Hydroponics and Protected Cultivation

A Practical Guide

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hydroponics and Protected Cultivation

A Practical Guide

About this book

A comprehensive, practical text which covers a diverse range of hydroponic and protected cropping techniques, systems, greenhouse types and environments. It also details the use of indoor plant factories, vertical systems, organic hydroponics and aquaponics. Worldwide hydroponic cropping operations can vary from large, corporate producers running many hectares of greenhouse systems particularly for crops such as tomato, cucumber, capsicum and lettuce, to smaller-scale growers growing fresh produce for local markets. Included in this book: Detailed technical information to help growers and students to design and run their own hydroponic operations.In-depth research to explain the factors that influence plant growth, produce quality, post-harvest life and hydroponic plant nutrition.New advances such as the use of organic nutrients and substrates, completely enclosed indoor plant factories and the growing number of small-scale, non-commercial applications.Hydroponics and Protected Cultivation is fully illustrated with colour images and photographs to illustrate key topics and help identify problem areas. It is suitable for growers, researchers and students in horticulture.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1 Background and History of Hydroponics and Protected Cultivation
  8. 2 Greenhouses and Protected Cropping Structures
  9. 3 The Greenhouse Environment and Energy Use
  10. 4 Greenhouse Operation and Management
  11. 5 Hydroponic Systems – Solution Culture
  12. 6 Substrate-based Hydroponic Systems
  13. 7 Organic Soilless Greenhouse Systems
  14. 8 Propagation and Transplant Production
  15. 9 Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Formulation
  16. 10 Plant Health, Plant Protection and Abiotic Factors
  17. 11 Hydroponic Production of Selected Crops
  18. 12 Plant Factories – Closed Plant Production Systems
  19. 13 Greenhouse Produce Quality and Assessment
  20. 14 Harvest and Postharvest Factors
  21. Index
  22. Back