Emphasizing sustainable agriculture in greenhouse management, the book discusses design, installation, and maintenance; irrigation and fertigation techniques; automation and control technologies; cooling and ventilation technologies; insect and pest management; organic practices; economic feasibility; and more.
Providing an integrated approach to the many aspects of crop growth and development and the technical aspects of greenhouse cultivation and climate management, this new volume focuses on the sustainable elements of greenhouse technology that are currently available on the market. The book examines the most major issues in this dynamic and developing field that calls for innovative multidisciplinary scientific and technological solutions.
The advanced greenhouse technology and topics covered in this book include an emphasis on sustainable agriculture; greenhouse design, installation, and maintenance; irrigation and fertigation techniques for greenhouses; automation and control technologies; cooling and ventilation technologies; insect and pest management; organic greenhouse practices; economic feasibility of greenhouse technology under certain conditions; and more.
This volume will be valuable for all those interested in protected greenhouse cultivation, including university students and teachers as well horticultural/agricultural professionals in the field and managers of horticultural companies.
1. Global Trends in Greenhouse Technology Toward Sustainable Agriculture
2. Systematic Greenhouse Design, Components, Installation, and Maintenance
3.
Irrigation and Fertigation for Greenhouse Cultivation
4. Nursery Raising
Under Protected Conditions
5. Green House Technology for Controlled
Environment-Advances in Green House Automation and Control
6. Greenhouse
Cooling and Ventilation Technologies
7. Economic Feasibility of Greenhouse
Technology for Crop Production in Cold Desert Conditions
8. Greenhouse
Technology and Agricultural Engineering
9. Greenhouse Insect and Pest
Management
10. Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs) in Greenhouse
11. Organic Management in Organic Greenhouses
Shakeel Ahmad Bhat is pursuing his PhD in agricultural engineering (soil and water conservation engineering) at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, India. He is currently working on hydroponics technology. He is the author of scientific articles, book chapters, and two books. He has presented and participated at state, national, and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. He is also a reviewer for several international journals.
Tawheed Amin, PhD, is an Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Division of Food Science and Technology of Kashmir, India. He has been a Food Safety Officer in the Drug and Food Control Organization, Govt. of J&K. He has attended several national and international conferences, symposiums, and workshops and has presented poster papers. He has to his credit several national and international papers and popular articles. He holds a PhD in Food Technology from the Division of Food Science and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India.
Omar Bashir, PhD, is an Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist (Food Technology and Nutrition) in the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He has published research and review papers, book chapters, and magazine articles. He has attended several national and international conferences and workshops. He was awarded by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), India, for contributing to the concept of emerging technologies for powdered foods. He also has to his credit editorial board memberships for various reputed journals.
Shafat Ahmad Khan is working as an Assistant Professor at Islamic University of Sciences and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has been awarded many projects and his research areas include extraction, greenhouse solar drying, refrigeration, and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage.
