(Ebook) Hydroponic Food Production A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower 1st Edition by Howard M Resh ISBN 0367678756 9780367678753

(Ebook) Hydroponic Food Production A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower 1st Edition by Howard M Resh ISBN 0367678756 9780367678753

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ISBN 10: 0367678756 
ISBN 13: 9780367678753
Author: Howard M Resh

The eighth edition of Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower serves as a comprehensive guide to soilless culture (hydroponics) for hobby and commercial growers. Extensively updated from the seventh edition published in 2013, this bestseller is a "methods" book to show the reader how to set up a hydroponic operation with the options of using any of many hydroponic cultures presently used in the industry to grow vegetable crops. Written by Dr Howard M. Resh, a recognized authority worldwide on hydroponics, the book presents detailed information on hydroponic growing systems and features more than 600 photographs (200 in full color), drawings, and tables. New to this edition: Presents greenhouse environmental control systems and examples of sustainable greenhouse technology, and demonstrates uses of automation and robotics in harvesting, grading, and packing. Introduces indoor vertical farming, and vertical growing systems, as well as the expansion of tropical hydroponics and rooftop greenhouses. Provides information on automation in large-scale raft culture and nutrient film technique (NFT) operations in the growing of lettuce, leafy greens, and herbs. A new chapter 12 discusses control of environmental factors in greenhouses. It covers information on systems to regulate temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide enrichment, lighting, and fertigation with examples of sustainable greenhouse technology. This chapter demonstrates automation in the regulation of the greenhouse environment to crop production methods with emphasis on robotics in harvesting to transporting, grading, and packing equipment. The use of retractable roof structures in tropical, humid climates is an alternative for growing greenhouse crops. A new chapter 14 describes vertical indoor farming. It presents background information on early vertical greenhouses and sack culture systems to present vertical systems used by greenhouses and existing vertical greenhouses and future concepts. Vertical indoor farming reviews systems of vertical tiers of shelving growing lettuce, leafy greens, and herbs under LED lighting in large warehouses. The chapter exemplifies automation in these vertical farms with each specific system and it contains information on vertical growing in containers and/or modular units. Chapter 15 contains new information on tropical hydroponics describing hydroponics in Peru. Expansions of rooftop greenhouses with new locations in New York, Chicago, and Montreal display updated facilities and crops.

(Ebook) Hydroponic Food Production A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower 1st Table of contents:

1 Introduction
1.1 The Past
1.2 The Present
1.2.1 North American Greenhouse Vegetable Industry
1.2.2 World Greenhouse Vegetable Industry
1.3 The Future
1.4 Suitable Site Characteristics
1.5 Soil Versus Soilless Culture
References
2 Plant Nutrition
2.1 Plant Constituents
2.2 Mineral and Essential Elements
2.3 Plant Mineral and Water Uptake
2.3.1 The Soil
2.3.2 Soil and Plant Interrelations
2.3.3 Cation Exchange
2.3.4 Soil versus Hydroponics
2.3.5 Transfer of Water and Solutes from Soil (or Nutrient Solution) to Root
2.3.6 Movement of Water and Minerals across Membranes
2.4 The Upward Movement of Water and Nutrients
2.5 Plant Nutrition
2.5.1 Nutritional Disorders
2.5.2 Symptomatology
2.5.3 Use of a Key
References
3 The Nutrient Solution
3.1 Inorganic Salts (Fertilizers)
3.2 Recommended Compounds for Complete Nutrient Solutions
3.3 Fertilizer Chemical Analyses
3.4 Fertilizer Impurities
3.5 Organic Fertilizers
3.5.1 Recommended Organic Compounds
3.6 Nutrient Formulations
3.6.1 Atomic and Molecular Weights
3.6.2 Calculations of Nutrient Formulations
3.6.3 Calculations for Chemical Substitutions for Fertilizers
3.6.4 Nutrient Formulation Adjustments
3.6.5 Calculation of N:P:K Ratios
3.6.6 Conversion of Dilution Rates of Soluble Fertilizer Blends to ppm of Solution
3.7 Nutrient Stock Solutions
3.7.1 Injector or Proportioner System
3.7.2 Stock Solutions
3.8 Preparing the Nutrient Solution
3.8.1 Preparing Normal Strength Solutions
3.8.2 Preparing Stock Solutions
3.9 Plant Relations and Cause of Nutrient Solution Changes
3.9.1 Nutrient Analysis
3.9.2 Plant Tissue Analysis
3.9.3 Changing of Solutions
3.9.4 Adjustment of Nutrient Solutions by Use of Electrical Conductivity
3.9.5 Maintenance of the Solution Volume
References
4 The Medium
4.1 Medium Characteristics
4.2 Water Characteristics
4.3 Irrigation
4.4 Pumping of Nutrient Solution into Beds
4.5 Sterilization of Medium
References
5 Water Culture
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Root Aeration
5.1.2 Root Darkness
5.1.3 Plant Support
5.2 Raceway, Raft, or Floating System
5.2.1 Small- and Medium-Sized Commercial Raft Systems
5.2.2 Large Commercial Raft Culture Systems
5.2.2.1 Seeding
5.2.2.2 Transplanting
5.2.2.3 Harvesting
5.2.2.4 Hydronov Update
5.3 Aeroponics
5.4 Hydroponic Grass Units
5.5 Alfalfa and Bean Sprouts
5.5.1 Alfalfa Culture
5.5.2 Mung Bean Culture
5.6 Microgreens
References
6 Nutrient Film Technique
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Early NFT System
6.3 Later NFT Systems
6.4 Commercial NFT Systems
6.5 Nutrient Flow Technique: Vertical Pipes, A-Frame, or Cascade Systems
6.6 Gutter and Pipe NFT Channel Systems
6.7 Hortiplan Automated NFT System
6.8 Green Automation Lettuce System
6.8.1 Living Lettuce System
6.8.2 Green Automation Baby Leaf Greens System
6.9 Ebb-and-Flow (Flood) Systems
6.10 A-Frame NFT System
6.11 Summary
References
7 Gravel Culture
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Media Characteristics
7.3 Subirrigation Gravel Culture
7.3.1 Frequency of Irrigation
7.3.2 Speed of Pumping and Drainage
7.3.3 Effect of Irrigation Cycle on Plant Growth
7.3.4 Height of Irrigation
7.3.5 Nutrient Solution Temperature
7.3.6 Greenhouse Subirrigation System
7.3.6.1 Construction Materials
7.3.6.2 Beds
7.3.6.3 Plenum
7.3.6.4 Nutrient Tank
7.4 Trickle-Irrigation Design
7.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Trickle Irrigation
7.6 Sterilization of Gravel between Crops
7.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of Gravel Culture
References
8 Sand Culture
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Medium Characteristics
8.3 Structural Details
8.3.1 Beds with Plastic Liner
8.3.2 Greenhouse Floors Lined with Polyethylene
8.4 Drip (Trickle) Irrigation System
8.4.1 Planning a Drip Irrigation System
8.5 Watering
8.6 Sterilization of Sand Beds between Crops
8.7 Sand Culture of Herbs
8.8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Sand Culture
References
9 Sawdust Culture
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Growing Medium
9.3 Bed System
9.4 Bag System
9.5 Nutrient Solution Distribution System
9.6 Advantages and Disadvantage of Sawdust Culture
References
10 Rockwool Culture
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Rockwool Composition
10.3 Rockwool Cubes and Blocks
10.4 Rockwool Slabs
10.5 Rockwool Layout
10.6 Irrigation System
10.7 Cucumbers in Rockwool
10.8 Tomatoes in Rockwool
10.9 Large Greenhouse Operations in North America
10.10 Intercropping Tomatoes
10.11 Peppers in Rockwool
10.12 Recirculating Rockwool Systems
10.13 Advantages and Disadvantages of Rockwool Culture
References
11 Coco Coir Culture
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Source of Coco Coir
11.3 Coco Coir Grades and Characteristics
11.4 Coco Plugs and Blocks
11.5 Tomatoes in Coco Coir
11.6 Advantages and Disadvantages of Coco Coir Culture
References
12 Greenhouse Environmental Control and Automation
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Temperature
12.2.1 Heating Systems
12.2.2 Sustainable Agriculture Greenhouse Technology
12.2.3 Unit (Space) Heaters
12.2.4 Ventilation and Cooling
12.3 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enrichment
12.4 Relative Humidity (RH)
12.5 Irrigation (Fertigation)
12.6 Lighting
12.7 Computer Automation
12.8 Crop Production Automation
12.9 Harvesting, Transporting, Grading, and Packing Automation
12.10 Retractable Roof Greenhouses
References
13 Other Soilless Cultures
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Media
13.2.1 Peat
13.2.2 Vermiculite
13.2.3 Perlite
13.2.4 Pumice
13.2.5 Rice Hulls
13.2.6 Soilless Mixtures
13.2.6.1 The U.C. Mix
13.2.6.2 The Cornell Peat-Lite Mixes
13.2.6.3 Fertilizer, Sphagnum Peat Moss, and Vermiculite Mixture
13.2.7 Coco Coir
13.3 Hydroponic Herbs
13.3.1 Growing Herbs in a Peat-Lite Mix
13.3.2 Herbs in Rice Hulls
13.4 Perlite Culture
13.4.1 Perlite Blocks and Slabs
13.4.2 Perlite Bato Buckets
13.4.3 Eggplants in Perlite Culture
13.5 Column Culture
13.6 Sack Culture
13.7 Sterilization of the Medium
13.8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Peat and Coco Coir Mixtures
References
14 Vertical Indoor Farming
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Vertical Growing Systems
14.3 Automated Vertical Hydroponic Systems
14.4 Vertical Greenhouses
14.5 Vertical Indoor Farms
14.6 Container Vertical Growing
14.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of Vertical Farming
14.8 Final Remarks
References
15 Tropical Hydroponics and Special Applications
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Hidroponias Venezolanas
15.3 Sand Culture in the Tropics
15.4 Ebb-And-Flood Water Culture of Watercress
15.5 Rice Hulls-Coco Coir Culture of Tomatoes, Peppers, and Cucumbers
15.6 Peru Hydroponics
15.6.1 Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
15.6.2 Invernaderos Hidroponicos del Peru
15.7 Special Applications
15.7.1 Hydroponics and Resorts and Spas
15.7.2 Hydroponic Rooftop Greenhouses
15.7.2.1 Lufa Farms
15.7.2.2 Gotham Greens
15.7.3 The Science Barge
15.7.4 New York Sun Works
References
16 Plant Culture
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Seeding
16.3 Seedling Production
16.3.1 Tomato Seedling Culture
16.3.2 Cucumber Seedling Culture
16.3.3 Pepper Seedling Culture
16.3.4 Eggplant Seedling Culture
16.3.5 Lettuce Seedling Culture
16.3.6 Herb Seedling Culture
16.4 Plant-Growing Temperature
16.5 Light
16.6 Relative Humidity (RH) And Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)
16.7 Carbon Dioxide Enrichment
16.8 Transplanting
16.9 Spacing
16.10 Vegetative vs. Generative Growth
16.11 Irrigation (Fertigation)
16.12 Plant Support
16.13 Suckering and Training (Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, and Eggplants)
16.14 Pollination
16.15 Physiological Disorders
16.16 Diseases and Insects
16.16.1 Some Common Tomato Diseases
16.16.2 Some Common Cucumber Diseases
16.16.3 Insects
16.17 Vegetable Varieties
16.17.1 Tomatoes
16.17.2 Cucumbers
16.17.3 Peppers
16.17.4 Eggplants
16.17.5 Lettuce
16.18 Green Grafting
16.19 Planting Schedules
16.20 Crop Termination
16.21 Special Considerations

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