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Author : Nikos Tzortzakis,Silvana Nicola,Dimitrios Savvas,Wim Voogt
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889637423
Author : Redmond R. Shamshiri
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781839680755
Modern greenhouse technology has revolutionized the food supply chain scenario over the past 40 years. Closed-field cultivation by means of agri-cubes, plant factories, vertical farming structures, and roof-top solar greenhouses has become the backbone of sustainable agriculture for producing all-year-round fresh fruits and vegetables. This book is an attempt to explore several profound questions such as how digital technology and simulation models have saved energy in commercial greenhouses, and why growers prefer LPWAN sensors and IoT monitoring devices over the traditional timer-based controllers? How artificial intelligence is capable of performing microclimate prediction and control, and what considerations should be taken into account for implementing desiccant evaporative cooling systems? With case-study examples and field experiments, each chapter highlights some of the most recent solutions and adaptation strategies toward improving the efficiency and sustainability of closed-field crop production systems.
Author : Wojciech J. Florkowski,Nigel H. Banks,Robert L. Shewfelt,Stanley E. Prussia
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128228463
This newly revised fourth edition of Postharvest Handling brings new and updated chapters with new knowledge and applications from postharvest research. The revised edition brings back the aspects of preharvest conditions and their effects on postharvest quality and features new chapters on the increasingly important role of transportation and logistics. It emphasizes consumers and systems thinking for postharvest chains for fresh produce. This book also explores current challenges—including oversupply, waste, food safety, lack of resources, sustainability — and best practices for systems to thrive in spite of these challenges. This unique resource provides an overview of postharvest systems and their role in food value chains and offers essential tools to monitor and control the handling process. Written by a team of experts in Postharvest Systems and Handling, this book continues to be the most practical and up-to-date resource for postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science, and horticulture along with businesses handling fresh or minimally processed products. Features new chapters on packaging, transportation and logistics, and postharvest in the context of systems approach Brings aspects of pre-harvest conditions and their effects on postharvest quality Provides an overview of the postharvest system and its role in the food value chain, offering essential tools to monitor and control the handling process
Author : Michael Raviv,J. Heinrich Lieth
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080556420
Plant production in hydroponics and soilless culture is rapidly expanding throughout the world, raising a great interest in the scientific community. For the first time in an authoritative reference book, authors cover both theoretical and practical aspects of hydroponics (growing plants without the use of soil). This reference book covers the state-of-the-art in this area, while offering a clear view of supplying plants with nutrients other than soil. Soilless Culture provides the reader with an understanding of the properties of the various soiless media and how these properties affect plant performance in relation to basic horticultural operations, such as irrigation and fertilization. This book is ideal for agronomists, horticulturalists, greenhouse and nursery managers, extension specialists, and people involved with the production of plants. * Comprehensive discussion of hydroponic systems, irrigation, and control measures allows readers to achieve optimal performance* State-of-the-art book on all theoretical aspects of hydroponics and soilless culture including a thorough description of the root system, its functions and limitation posed by restricted root volume* Critical and updated reviews of current analytical methods and how to translate their results to irrigation and fertilization practices * Definitive chapters on recycled, no-discharge systems including salinity and nutrition management and pathogen eradication * Up-to-date description of all important types of growing media
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Gardening
ISBN : IND:30000144850009
This publication capitalizes on the experience of scientists from the North Africa and Near East countries, in collaboration with experts from around the world, specialized in the different aspects of greenhouse crop production. It provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the greenhouse production practices in use in Mediterranean climate areas that have helped diversify vegetable production and increase productivity. The publication is also meant to be used as a reference and tool for trainers and growers as well as other actors in the greenhouse vegetables value chain in this region.
Author : Nazim S. Gruda
Publisher : Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1786764350
This collection reviews current research on optimising substrates for soilless cultivation and assesses recent advances in technologies, such as fertigation systems and process control. Case studies on a range of horticultural crops feature throughout as a means of depicting examples of practical application.
Author : Yüksel Tüzel,Gölgen B. Öztekin,M. Kamil Meriç
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Greenhouse management
ISBN : 9066057319
Author : Simon Goddek,Alyssa Joyce,Benz Kotzen,Gavin M. Burnell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030159436
This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly under stress through population growth, urbanisation, water shortages, land and soil degradation, environmental pollution, world hunger and climate change.
Author : J. Benton Jones, Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439876695
With the continued implementation of new equipment and new concepts and methods, such as hydroponics and soilless practices, crop growth has improved and become more efficient. Focusing on the basic principles and practical growth requirements, the Complete Guide for Growing Plants Hydroponically offers valuable information for the commercial growe
Author : Dickson Despommier
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781429946049
"The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--Sting Imagine a world where every town has their own local food source, grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of light is wasted, and where a simple elevator ride can transport you to nature's grocery store - imagine the world of the vertical farm. When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big - he thought up. Despommier's stroke of genius, the vertical farm, has excited scientists, architects, and politicians around the globe. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Despommier explains how the vertical farm will have an incredible impact on changing the face of this planet for future generations. Despommier takes readers on an incredible journey inside the vertical farm, buildings filled with fruits and vegetables that will provide local food sources for entire cities. Vertical farms will allow us to: - Grow food 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - Protect crops from unpredictable and harmful weather - Re-use water collected from the indoor environment - Provide jobs for residents - Eliminate use of pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides - Drastically reduce dependence on fossil fuels - Prevent crop loss due to shipping or storage - Stop agricultural runoff Vertical farms can be built in abandoned buildings and on deserted lots, transforming our cities into urban landscapes which will provide fresh food grown and harvested just around the corner. Possibly the most important aspect of vertical farms is that they can built by nations with little or no arable land, transforming nations which are currently unable to farm into top food producers. In the tradition of the bestselling The World Without Us, The Vertical Farm is a completely original landmark work destined to become an instant classic.
Author : D. W. Robinson,J. G. D. Lamb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924052093352
The origin, formation and distribution of peatland resources; Physical and chemical properties; Microbiological aspects; Lime and fertilizer requirements for peats; Weed control; Mechanization; Crop production on peat - vegetables; Crop production on peat - hardy nursery stocks; Loamless substrates for use in containers and as unit products; Peat in protected cropping; Components used in peat composts; Useful information.
Author : Md Asaduzzaman
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535117391
Soilless Culture - Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops provides useful information on the techniques of growing horticultural crops using either inert organic or inorganic substrates and also on use of substrates consisting locally available and inexpensive materials with adequate physical and chemical properties. The contents mainly includes influence of different substrates on horticultural crops grown under soilless culture, production of vegetables and ornamental crops in water shortage area, comparative evaluation of commercial inert substrate used for growing high value horticultural crops. In this book, interesting researches from around the world are brought together to produce a resource for teachers, researcher, and advanced students of biological science.
Author : Toyoki Kozai,Genhua Niu,Michiko Takagaki
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128166925
Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production, Second Edition presents a comprehensive look at the implementation of plant factory (PF) practices to yield food crops for both improved food security and environmental sustainability. Edited and authored by leading experts in PF and controlled environment agriculture (CEA), the book is divided into five sections, including an Overview and the Concept of Closed Plant Production Systems (CPPS), the Basics of Physics and Physiology – Environments and Their Effects, System Design, Construction, Cultivation and Management and Plant Factories in Operation. In addition to new coverage on the rapid advancement of LED technology and its application in indoor vertical farming, other revisions to the new edition include updated information on the status of business R&D and selected commercial PFALs (plant factory with artificial lighting). Additional updates include those focused on micro and mini-PFALs for improving the quality of life in urban areas, the physics and physiology of light, the impact of PFAL on the medicinal components of plants, and the system design, construction, cultivation and management issues related to transplant production within closed systems, photoautotrophic micro-propagation and education, training and intensive business forums on PFs. Includes coverage of LED technology Presents case-studies for real-world insights and application Addresses PF from economics and planning, to operation and lifecycle assessment
Author : Youssef Rouphael,Giuseppe Colla
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889635580
Author : Anoop Kumar Srivastava,Chengxiao Hu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128187265
Fruit Crops: Diagnosis and Management of Nutrient Constraints is the first and only resource to holistically relate fruits as a nutritional source for human health to the state-of-the-art methodologies currently used to diagnose and manage nutritional constraints placed on those fruits. This book explores a variety of advanced management techniques, including open field hydroponic, fertigation/bio-fertigation, the use of nano-fertilizers, sensors-based nutrient management, climate- smart integrated soil fertility management, inoculation with microbial consortium, and endophytes backed up by ecophysiology of fruit crops. These intricate issues are effectively presented, including real-world applications and future insights. Presents the latest research, including issues with commercial application Details comprehensive insights into the diagnosis and management of nutrient constraints Includes contributions by world renowned researchers, providing global perspectives and experience
