Greenhouse Technology and Management
Nicolas Castilla
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Description for Greenhouse Technology and Management
Hardback. Translation of the second ed.: Invernaderos de plaastico: tecnologaia y manejo. Num Pages: 360 pages, 234 - 32 full colour. BIC Classification: TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 980. 360 pages, 234 - 32 full colour. Translation of the second ed.: Invernaderos de plaastico: tecnologaia y manejo. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TVS. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight: 990.
Greenhouse cultivation has expanded in recent decades with increased demand for horticultural production. This book covers current technologies and management practices of general greenhouse production, with a particular emphasis on plastic greenhouses and vegetable growing. 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 ... Read more
Greenhouse cultivation has expanded in recent decades with increased demand for horticultural production. This book covers current technologies and management practices of general greenhouse production, with a particular emphasis on plastic greenhouses and vegetable growing. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780641034
SKU
V9781780641034
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Nicolas Castilla
Agricultural Engineer and PhD (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain). MBA (University Comillas, Spain). Research Coordinator in IFAPA ("Institute for Agricultural Research and Training", Andalusia, Spain). Involved in R&D activities in protected and semiprotected horticulture. Leader of the research group on Horticulture (PAIDI, Andalusian Research Plan, Spain). European Union and FAO expert in protected cultivation. Past-president of Spanish ... Read more
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