Greenhouse Technology for Sustainable Agriculture
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Greenhouse Technology for Sustainable Agriculture

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eBook - ePub

Greenhouse Technology for Sustainable Agriculture

About this book

Providing an integrated approach to crop growth and development and the technical aspects of greenhouse cultivation and climate management, this new volume focuses on the sustainable elements of greenhouse technology that are currently available on the market. The book examines the most major issues in this dynamic and developing field that calls for innovative multidisciplinary scientific and technological solutions. The advanced greenhouse technology and topics covered in this book include an emphasis on sustainable agriculture; greenhouse design, installation and maintenance; irrigation and fertigation techniques for greenhouses; automation and control technologies; cooling and ventilation technologies; insect and pest management; organic greenhouse practices; economic feasibility of greenhouse technology under certain conditions and more.

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Yes, you can access Greenhouse Technology for Sustainable Agriculture by Shakeel Ahmad Bhat,Tawheed Amin,Omar Bashir,Shafat Ahmad Khan in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Botany. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. About the Editors
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
  11. Chapter 1 Global Trends on Greenhouse Technology Toward Sustainable Agriculture
  12. Chapter 2 Systematic Greenhouse Design, Components, Installation, and Maintenance
  13. Chapter 3 Irrigation and Fertigation for Greenhouse Cultivation
  14. Chapter 4 Nursery Raising Under Protected Conditions
  15. Chapter 5 Green House Technology for Controlled Environment-Advances in Green House Automation and Control
  16. Chapter 6 Greenhouse Cooling and Ventilation Technologies
  17. Chapter 7 Economic Feasibility of Greenhouse Technology for Crop Production in Cold Desert Conditions
  18. Chapter 8 Greenhouse Technology and Agricultural Engineering
  19. Chapter 9 Greenhouse Insect and Pest Management
  20. Chapter 10 Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs) in Greenhouse
  21. Chapter 11 Organic Management in Organic Greenhouses
  22. Index