Dickson Despommier, Emeritus Toyoki Kozai, Yumiko Amagai

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Vertical farming in horticulture

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Produktbeschreibung

This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on vertical farming in horticulture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 223g
• ISBN-13: 9781786769220
• ISBN-10: 1786769220
• Artikelnr.: 60625148

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Vertical farming systems for urban agriculture: Dickson
Despommier, Columbia University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 The vertical farm:
from inception to reality 3 Vertical farm technologies 4 Indoor lighting
for growing crops in a controlled environment 5 Nutrients for hydroponics
and aeroponics 6 Challenges 7 Future trends 8 Where to look for further
information 9 References
Chapter 2 - Towards sustainable plant factories with artificial lighting
(PFALs): from greenhouses to vertical farms: Toyoki Kozai, Japan Plant
Factory Association, Japan; Yumiko Amagai, Chiba University, Japan; and Eri
Hayashi, Japan Plant Factory Association, Japan; 1 Introduction 2
Characteristics of PFALs 3 Resource consumption by resource elements:
simulation studies 4 Production cost and its components 5 Reducing
electricity consumption and improving cost performance 6 Challenges for the
next-generation smart PFALs 7 Future trends and conclusion 8
Acknowledgements 9 References
Chapter 3 - Advances in protected cultivation of ornamentals: James E.
Faust, Clemson University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Light-emitting diode (LED)
lighting systems 3 Manipulation of plant growth and development 4
Sustainable practices and renewable inputs 5 Case study: propagation of
ornamentals in a vertical propagation area 6 Conclusion and future trends 7
Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 4 - Developments in soilless/hydroponic cultivation of vegetables:
Dimitrios Savvas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece; and Damianos
Neocleous, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment,
Cyprus; 1 Introduction 2 Advantages and disadvantages of hydroponics 3
Equipment 4 Substrates 5 Soilless/hydroponic growing systems for vegetables
6 Crop nutrition and nutrient solution (NS) 7 Product quality in
hydroponics 8 Soilless cultivation specifics of greenhouse vegetable crops
9 Irrigation tips in soilless cultivation 10 Plant protection practices in
soilless cultivation 11 Future research and technological developments in
hydroponics 12 References
Chapter 5 - Advanced hydroponics design for plant cultivation in cities:
Giuseppina Pennisi, Alessandro Pistillo, Elisa Appolloni, Francesco Orsini
and Giorgio Gianquinto, DISTAL - University of Bologna, Italy; 1
Introduction 2 Rooftop farming systems 3 Vertical farming with artificial
lighting 4 Innovative SCS for urban agriculture: aquaponics 5 Case study:
innovative urban farming systems through the international student
competition: UrbanFarm 6 Summary and future trends 7 Where to look for
further information 8 References