Various authors & Ying Liu 
Instant Insights: Controlled environment agriculture [EPUB ebook] 

• Chapter 1 – Research and technology in plant factories with artificial lighting: past, present and future: Ying Liu, Paul Kusuma and Leo F. M. Marcelis, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Architecture and automation
  
  
  • 3 Lighting
  
  
  • 4 Climate control
  
  
  • 5 Sensors and algorithms
  
  
  • 6 Rootzone
  
  
  • 7 Genetics and plant breeding
  
  
  • 8 Conclusion
  
  
  • 9 Where to look for further information
  
  
  • 10 References
  
  


• Chapter 2 – Life cycle assessment of indoor vertical farms: Michael Martin, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; and Francesco Orsini, University of Bologna, Italy;


• 1 Introduction


• 2 Life cycle assessment and its application in indoor vertical farms


• 3 Strengths and limits of life cycle assessments for indoor vertical farms


• 4 Insights from life cycle assessments of indoor vertical farms


• 5 Life cycle management and increasing transparency


• 6 Conclusion and future trends in research


• 7 Where to look for further information


• 8 Acknowledgements



• 9 References



• Chapter 3 – Soilless culture systems and growing media in horticulture: an overview: Nazim S. Gruda, University of Bonn, Germany;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Historical overview
  
  
  • 3 Why soilless culture systems?
  
  
  • 4 Range of soilless crops, cultivation places and purposes
  
  
  • 5 State-of-the-art: what does this book offer?
  
  
  • 6 Conclusions and future trends
  
  
  • 7 Where to look for further information
  
  
  • 8 References
  
  


• Chapter 4 – Advances in screenhouse design and practice for protected cultivation: Josef Tanny, Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center, Israel;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Structures and screen materials
  
  
  • 3 Microclimate under screens
  
  
  • 4 Crop evapotranspiration
  
  
  • 5 Water-use efficiency
  
  
  • 6 Product quality
  
  
  • 7 Future trends and conclusion
  
  
  • 8 References
  
  


• Chapter 5 – 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
  
  

Dr Nazim S. Gruda is Professor of Horticulture at the University of Bonn, Germany. Professor Gruda is internationally-renowned for his research and over 250 publications in areas such as soilless culture, controlled environment cultivation and product quality of horticultural crops. He is Chair of an International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) Working Group and has edited Acta Horticulturae for the ISHS. In recognition of his research, Professor Gruda was awarded the 2003 “Dr. Heinrich-Baur-Prize” by the Technical University of Munich, Germany, the 2017 “National Scientific Prize” by the Albanian Academy of Science, and the status of “Distinguished Scientist” by the Chinese Academy of Science in 2020.