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Greenhouse Technology for Controlled Environment

Author : G. N. Tiwari
Publisher : Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781842651353
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Technology for Controlled Environment written by G. N. Tiwari and published by Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A current and invaluable source for agricultural scientists, researchers, vegetable growers and professional entrepreneurs enabling them to understand the fundamentals of greenhouse technology applicable to vegetable production, crop drying, poultry farms, space heating etc. Imparts systematic information about the historical background, importance and reviews work in a global perspective. It provides design, construction, instrumentation and error analysis in greenhouse. The basic tools like knowledge of solar energy, solar fraction and heat transfer has also been elaborated upon, as well as different heating / cooling concepts used to control a favorable environment condition inside greenhouses, including information on constituents of inside environment, root media, various crop production, thermal modeling, energy analysis and economic aspects of greenhouse technology.

Greenhouse Technology and Management

Author : Nicolás Castilla
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780641036
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Technology and Management written by Nicolás Castilla and published by CABI. This book was released on 2013 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation of the second ed.: Invernaderos de plaastico: tecnologaia y manejo.

Greenhouse Technology

Author : Benedikt Hasek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781681179124
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (791 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Technology written by Benedikt Hasek and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is clear that for survival of living plants on the earth, there should be a favorable environment in terrestrial region controlled by short wave length radiation transmitted by the atmosphere. However, using the concept for optimum growth of living plants, a micro climate can also be created for maximum medicinal crops production in a controlled environment. Growing of vegetable and floriculture crops under protected cultivation is receiving utmost attention and gaining popularity among farming community across the world. Greenhouse technology implies production of plants for economic use in a covered structure that allows rapid harvesting of solar radiation and modification of agroclimatic conditions conducive for plant growth and development. Trends in greenhouse growing continue to evolve in new ways to meet the demands of the planets growing populations. From low-tech tunnel and hoop houses to vertical farming and hydroponic greenhouses, food growers are combining best growing practices with the latest advancements to make their greenhouses more efficient. The purpose of growing crops under greenhouse conditions is to extend their cropping season and to protect them from adverse environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures and precipitation, and from diseases and pests. Greenhouse production normally requires a high level of technology to obtain adequate economic returns on investments. Quality is a high priority for greenhouse crops, requiring much care in pest and disease management, not only to secure yields but also to obtain a high cosmetic standard. Although technological changes are ultimately intended to reduce production costs and maximize profits, precise environmental and nutritional control push plants to new limits of growth and productivity. This can generate chronic stress conditions, which are difficult to measure but apparently conducive to some pests and diseases. This volume Greenhouse Technology deals with the scope of greenhouse technology in agricultural engineering (cultivation, drying and space heating). The greenhouse can provide control environment for high value crops like medicinal plants, flowers etc. crops grown inside a greenhouse are healthy and give better results. It takes a look on several climatic factors that need care in the management of a greenhouse i.e. the control of temperature, light, air composition, and nature of the root medium."

Greenhouse Horticulture

Author : Cecilia Stanghellini
Publisher : Brill Wageningen Academic
ISBN 13 : 9789086863297
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Horticulture written by Cecilia Stanghellini and published by Brill Wageningen Academic. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.

Modeling and Control of Greenhouse Crop Growth

Author : Francisco Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319111345
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Modeling and Control of Greenhouse Crop Growth written by Francisco Rodríguez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of challenges related to the modeling and control of greenhouse crop growth, this book presents state-of-the-art answers to those challenges. The authors model the subsystems involved in successful greenhouse control using different techniques and show how the models obtained can be exploited for simulation or control design; they suggest ideas for the development of physical and/or black-box models for this purpose. Strategies for the control of climate- and irrigation-related variables are brought forward. The uses of PID control and feedforward compensators, both widely used in commercial tools, are summarized. The benefits of advanced control techniques—event-based, robust, and predictive control, for example—are used to improve on the performance of those basic methods. A hierarchical control architecture is developed governed by a high-level multiobjective optimization approach rather than traditional constrained optimization and artificial intelligence techniques. Reference trajectories are found for diurnal and nocturnal temperatures (climate-related setpoints) and electrical conductivity (fertirrigation-related setpoints). The objectives are to maximize profit, fruit quality, and water-use efficiency, these being encouraged by current international rules. Illustrative practical results selected from those obtained in an industrial greenhouse during the last eight years are shown and described. The text of the book is complemented by the use of illustrations, tables and real examples which are helpful in understanding the material. Modeling and Control of Greenhouse Crop Growth will be of interest to industrial engineers, academic researchers and graduates from agricultural, chemical, and process-control backgrounds.

Greenhouses

Author : Joe J. Hanan
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351444166
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouses written by Joe J. Hanan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A greenhouse provides an essential means of livelihood to its owner and must be economically practical for the particular climate in which it stands. Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture addresses the major environmental factors of light, temperature, water, nutrition, and carbon dioxide, and features extensive discussions of greenhouse types, construction, and climate control. The book highlights technology such as hydroponics, computer control of environments, and advanced mathematical procedures for environmental optimization. Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture is the definitive text/reference for the science of greenhouse engineering and management. The author Dr. Joe J. Hanan, Professor Emeritus of Colorado State University, is the recipient of the Society of American Florists' (SAF) 2000 (Millenium) Alex Laurie Award for Research and Education. The Alex Laurie Award is presented annually to an individual who has made broad-scope, long-lasting contributions to the floriculture industry through research or education. The award is named for Alex Laurie, a professor at The Ohio State University, who pioneered work in many areas of floriculture. "Joe is one of the most precise floricultural researchers I have known," said Dr. Gus De Hertogh, Chairman of SAF's Research Committee. "That excellence is reflected in his latest book, Greenhouses, Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture, which was published in 1998, nine years after his official 'retirement.'"

Light Management in Controlled Environments

Author : Roberto Lopez (Ph.D.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544254494
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (544 download)

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Download or read book Light Management in Controlled Environments written by Roberto Lopez (Ph.D.) and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has changed and improved in lighting technology over the past 10 years since industry-leading experts on lighting, in collaboration with Greenhouse Grower(r) magazine and Meister Media Worldwide, brought you Lighting Up Profits (Fisher and Runkle, 2004).This updated and substantially expanded book presents the underlying biology of how light influences plant growth and development of specialty crops, especially those grown in greenhouses and controlled-environment growth rooms. Authors Dr. Erik Runkle of Michigan State University and Dr. Roberto Lopez of Michigan State University, along with 19 other leading plant scientists from around the globe, discuss technology options for shade and lighting, including the latest developments in greenhouse and sole-source lighting.

Advanced Greenhouse Horticulture

Author : Athanasios Koukounaras
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3036503501
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (365 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Greenhouse Horticulture by : Athanasios Koukounaras

Download or read book Advanced Greenhouse Horticulture written by Athanasios Koukounaras and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenhouse horticulture is one of the most intensive agricultural systems, focusing on the production of high-value products. This book presents current research findings that cover a wide range of new technologies and novel agricultural practices, which are preconditions for successful production in a very competitive global environment.

Greenhouse Technology

Author : G. N. Tiwari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788173192388
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Technology written by G. N. Tiwari and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenhouses are framed or inflated structures, covered with transparent or translucent material in which crops are grown. Greenhouse cultivation and other models of environment cultivation have been evolved to create favourable micro-climates under which crop production is made possible. Greenhouse food production provides forward movement with a greater degree of environment control. It presents the ultimate in intensive agriculture considering three major factors: land; labour; and capital.

Next-Generation Greenhouses for Food Security

Author : Redmond R. Shamshiri
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 183968075X
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (396 download)

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Book Synopsis Next-Generation Greenhouses for Food Security by : Redmond R. Shamshiri

Download or read book Next-Generation Greenhouses for Food Security written by Redmond R. Shamshiri and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Optimal Control of Greenhouse Cultivation

Author : Gerrit van Straten
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420059632
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Optimal Control of Greenhouse Cultivation written by Gerrit van Straten and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-11-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenhouse control system manufacturers produce equipment and software with hundreds of settings and, while they hold training courses on how to adjust these settings, there is as yet no integrated instruction on when or why. Despite rapid growth in the greenhouse industry, growers are still faced with a multitude of variables and no unifying framework from which to choose the best option. Consolidating 30 years of research in greenhouse climate control, Optimal Control of Greenhouse Cultivation utilizes mathmatical models to incorporate the wealth of scientific knowledge into a feasible optimal control methodology for greenhouse crop cultivation. Discussing several different paradigms on greenhouse climate control, it integrates the current research into physical modeling of the greenhouse climate in response to heating, ventilation, and other control variables with the biological modeling of variables such as plant evapo-transpiration and growth. Key topics include state-space greenhouse and crop modeling needed for the design of integrated optimal controllers that exploit rather than mitigate outside weather conditions, especially sunlight, given widely different time scales. The book reviews classical rule-based and multivariable feedback controllers in comparison with the optimal hierarchical control paradigm. It considers real and hypothetical examples including lettuce, tomato, and solar greenhouses and examines experimental results of greenhouse climate control using optimal control software. The book concludes with a discussion of open issues as well as future perspectives and challenges. Providing a tool to automatically determine the most economical controls and settings for their operation, this much-needed book relieves growers of unnecessary control tasks, and allows them to achieve the best possible trade-off between short term savings and optimal harvest yield.

LED Lighting for Urban Agriculture

Author : Toyoki Kozai
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811018480
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book LED Lighting for Urban Agriculture written by Toyoki Kozai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, mainly for the commercial production of horticultural crops in plant factories and greenhouses with controlled environments, giving special attention to: 1) plant growth and development as affected by the light environment; and 2) business and technological opportunities and challenges with regard to LEDs. The book contains more than 30 chapters grouped into seven parts: 1) overview of controlled-environment agriculture and its significance; 2) the effects of ambient light on plant growth and development; 3) optical and physiological characteristics of plant leaves and canopies; 4) greenhouse crop production with supplemental LED lighting; 5) effects of light quality on plant physiology and morphology; 6) current status of commercial plant factories under LED lighting; and 7) basics of LEDs and LED lighting for plant cultivation. LED lighting for urban agriculture in the forthcoming decades will not be just an advanced form of current urban agriculture. It will be largely based on two fields: One is a new paradigm and rapidly advancing concepts, global technologies for LEDs, information and communication technology, renewable energy, and related expertise and their methodologies; the other is basic science and technology that should not change for the next several decades. Consideration should be given now to future urban agriculture based on those two fields. The tremendous potentials of LED lighting for urban agriculture are stimulating many people in various fields including researchers, businesspeople, policy makers, educators, students, community developers, architects, designers, and entrepreneurs. Readers of this book will understand the principle, concept, design, operation, social roles, pros and cons, costs and benefits of LED lighting for urban agriculture, and its possibilities and challenges for solving local as well as global agricultural, environmental, and social issues.

Greenhouse Design and Control

Author : Pedro Ponce
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315771551
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Design and Control written by Pedro Ponce and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural production is one of the main keys to the development of healthy societies. It is anticipated that agricultural systems will increasingly have to contend with temperature, humidity and water stress in the near future. This makes the need to increase the efficiency of land and water use ever more urgent. The control and design of greenh

Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, Third Edition

Author : Steve H. Dreistadt
Publisher : UCANR Publications
ISBN 13 : 1601078641
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, Third Edition written by Steve H. Dreistadt and published by UCANR Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and expanded, Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive, how-to integrated pest management (IPM) resource for landscapers, arborists, home gardeners, retailers, and parks and grounds managers. This easy-to-use guide covers hundreds of insects, mites, nematodes, plant diseases, and weeds that can damage California landscapes. The book's 435 pages present the practical experience and research-based advice of more than 100 University of California (UC) and industry experts, including: • Pest-resistant plants and landscape design • Planting, irrigating, and other cultural practices that keep plants healthy • Conserving natural enemies to biologically control pests • Efficient monitoring so you know when to act • Selective pesticides and when their use may be warranted • Numerous references to regularly-updated, online guides with more pesticide choices and the latest IPM practices Inside you'll find: • 575 high-quality, color photographs to help you recognize the causes of plant damage and identify pests and their natural enemies. 140 more than the previous edition! • 101 line drawings and charts of pest biology and control techniques • Problem-solving tables to help you diagnose the pests and maladies of more than 200 genera of alphabetically-listed trees and shrubs Also in the 3rd Edition are dozens of newly added pests, including those affecting azaleas, camellias, hibiscus, camphor, eucalyptus, liquidambar, oaks, maples, palms, pines, olive, roses, and sycamores.

Good Agricultural Practices for Greenhouse Vegetable Crops

Author :
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Agricultural Practices for Greenhouse Vegetable Crops written by and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2013 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Sustainable Agriculture

Author : Augusto Salazar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781608762699
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Agriculture written by Augusto Salazar and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability is defined as the use of natural resources without risking their exploitation by future generations. Agriculture can only be considered as sustainable if it includes a suitable system of plant genetic resources conservation. In this book, the modern concepts of agricultural sustainability and the economics of agricultural sustainability are discussed. A new framework for analysis and improvement of the governance of agrarian sustainability is presented. In addition, specific modes for environmental governance in Bulgarian agriculture are identified and the efficiency of market, private and public modes are assessed. Furthermore, the regulation measures through nutrient solution regulation and environmental control on nitrate accumulation in vegetables are summarised, highlighting the control strategy. Arguments for and against government strategies to promote large-scale agricultural units in emerging economies are also analysed and an economic theory that models agricultural supply in emerging economies is presented. Other chapters in this book describe the role of fluorescent pseudomonads in soil fertility, biodegradation of agricultural pollutants, plant growth-promotion, biocontrol of weeds, phytopathogens and nematodes. Information about the global relevance of China's and Australia's cotton industries are also given, and the structure and other significant features of their cotton industries are compared. The main characteristics and importance of plant growth-promoting bacteria in sustainable agriculture in tropical agriculture are looked at as well. Developing alternative ways to control plant disease, with good agronomic and horticultural practices is becoming the focus of many researchers. This book also includes information on ways to control plant diseases in order to maintain the quality and abundance of food produced by growers around the world.

Greenhouse Technology and Management

Author : Nicolaas Castilla
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781441661531
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Technology and Management written by Nicolaas Castilla and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Classification of Greenhouses Chapter 3 Plant Response to Greenhouse Environment Chapter 4 Environmental Control Inside Greenhouse Chapter 5 Greenhouse Ventilation and Computerised Control Systems Chapter 6 Planning of Greenhouse Facility Chapter 7 Greenhouse Construction Materials Chapter 8 Greenhouse Covering Materials Chapter 9 Construction of Typical Greenhouses Chapter 10 Construction of Low Cost Wooden Framed Plastic Film Greenhouses Chapter 11 Greenhouse Cooling Chapter 12 Greenhouse Heating Chapter 13 Environmental Requirement of Crops and Pest Control Chapter 14 Greenhouse Irrigation Systems Chapter 15 Greenhouse Utilisation in Off-season Chapter 16 Simplified Protected Agriculture Techniques - Plastic Mulches Chapter 17 Simplified Protected Agriculture Techniques-Row Covers Chapter 18 Advanced Protected Agriculture Systems-Uquid Hydroponics Chapter 19 Advanced Protected Agriculture Systems - Aggregate Hydroponics Chapter 20 Economics of Greenhouse Production Bibliography Index