Achieving sustainable greenhouse cultivation (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Marcelis, Leo F. M.; Heuvelink, Ep

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This much anticipated publication, 'Achieving sustainable greenhouse cultivation', will be highly valued by the international protected cropping industry. The subjects explored reflect the modern face of sustainable horticultural production and the book is a key example of the necessary collaboration between the knowledge makers and the knowledge users. It will prove to be a highly beneficial reference for industry and a great example of the publisher's aim of 'delivering knowledge for the global scientific community'." Dr Graeme Smith (CPAg), Graeme Smith Consulting, Australia; Chairman ISHS Working Group - Hydroponics & Aquaponics; Vice Chair ISHS Division - Protected Cultivation and Soilless Culture; Life Member - Protected Cropping Australia; Life Member - Hydroponic Farmers Federation This collection provides a comprehensive review of key advances in greenhouse and other forms of protected and controlled environment cultivation. Part 1 discusses developments in types of production systems, from greenhouses and net houses to aquaponic and vertical farming systems. The following section reviews ways of controlling the aerial environment including lighting and atmosphere control. It is complemented by Part 3 which focuses on root development, looking at growing media, irrigation and nutrient management. The final part of the book summaries advances in systems monitoring and management, including the use of sensors, decision support systems and robotics to optimise efficiency. With its distinguished editors and expert authors, this will be a standard reference for crop scientists and engineers concerned with optimising the design and operation greenhouse and other forms of protected cultivation, particularly for horticultural produce. Professor Marcelis is Head of the Horticulture and Product Physiology Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. The Group is widely regarded as one of the world's leading university centres of expertise on greenhouse cultivation and vertical farming. Professor Marcelis is an internationally-recognised authority on the use of light in greenhouse and other protected systems to optimise crop production. Dr Heuvelink is Associate Professor in the Horticulture and Product Physiology Group at Wageningen University and is well known for his work on crop physiology and modelling. Both have published widely on greenhouse cultivation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786762825
• Artikelnr.: 57709106