Greenhouse Technology and Management

Covers current technologies and management practices of general greenhouse production, with a particular emphasis on plastic greenhouses and vegetable growing.

Greenhouse cultivation has expanded in recent decades with increased demand for horticultural production. The author begins by addressing the natural greenhouse microclimate, in the context of managing greenhouse systems such as ventilation, cooling, heating, carbon dioxide enrichment, light management, crop physiology, greenhouse design and construction criteria.

The book then moves on to cover other issues of greenhouse management including irrigation and fertilization, soil and substrate cultivation, plant protection, regulation, economic analysis, environmental impact, and post-harvest, production strategies and marketing. Providing an integrated approach to greenhouse production this practical text aims to provide clear advice on optimising the yield and quality of crops grown under greenhouse conditions.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

CAB International

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Castilla, N.

ISBN:

978-1-78-064202-4

Specialty:

• Agriculture
• Biotechnology
• Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources
• Botany
• Crop Science & Plant Biology
• Earth & Geological Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Horticulture
• Plant Sciences
• Soil Science

Language:

English

Edition:

2nd

Pages:

0

Publication Year:

2013