Oliver Körner & Gundula Proksch 
Advances in controlled environment agriculture [EPUB ebook] 

Part 1 Controlled environment agriculture systems

• 1.History and development of controlled environment agriculture: Miguel R. C. Costa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal;


• 2.Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and the energy transition: the role of CEA in the road to net zero and energy self-sufficiency: George Xydis, Aarhus University, Denmark;


• 3.Advances in climate-controlled greenhouses: Oliver Körner, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Germany;


• 4.Advances in urban rooftop greenhouses: Gundula Proksch, University of Washington, USA;


• 5.Advances in passive lean-to greenhouses: Qichang Yang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China;

Part 2 Climate control and light management

• 6.Optimising climate control in controlled environment agriculture: Xiuming Hao, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada;


• 7.Climate control systems in controlled environment agriculture: J. B. Campen, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;


• 8.Use of supplemental lighting in greenhouses: K. J. Bergstrand, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;


• 9.Use of LED lighting in indoor farms: Youbin Zheng, Univeristy of Guelph, Canada;

Part 3 Water, nutrients, substrates and operation

• 10.Advances in hydroponic systems: Dimitrios Savvas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece;


• 11.Advances in aquaponic systems: Sara Pinho, University of Melbourne, Australia;


• 12.Optimising plant nutrition in controlled environmental agriculture: Neil Mattson, Cornell University, USA;


• 13.Advances in organic substrates and soil-based systems: Youbin Zheng, Univeristy of Guelph, Canada;


• 14.Life cycle analysis of controlled environmental agricultural systems: Thomas Bartzanas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece;

Part 4 Automation and modelling

• 15.Modelling and automation to optimise controlled environment agricultural production: Stefan Streif, University of Chemnitz, Germany;


• 16.Advances in robotics and automated production and harvesting systems in controlled environment agriculture: Fátima Baptista, University of Évora, Portugal;


• 17.Lighting simulations in greenhouses: Mehlika Inanici, University of Washington, USA;


• 18.Managing plant canopy and root system environments in next-generation PFALs: Toyoki Kozai, Chiba University, Japan;


• 19.Round-up: decision support systems (DSS) for controlled environment agriculture: Oliver Körner, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Germany;

Dr Toyoki Kozai is the former President of Chiba University, Japan, where he is now an Emeritus Professor. Professor Kozai is also the Honorary President of the Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) and a former President of The Agricultural Academy of Japan. As a pioneer of indoor plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs), also referred to as indoor vertical farming, Professor Kozai is widely regarded as one of the founding figures in PFALs, and vertical farming. He has edited a number of books on PFALs and is the author of over 300 publications on controlled environment agriculture technologies.