GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS
₹1,925.00
AUTHORS: VILAS M. SALOKHE AND AJAY K. SHARMA
PUBLISHING YEAR: 2023
EDITION: 3rd
ISBN: 9789394777668
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Description
ABOUT THE BOOK
The greenhouse cultivation is an agro-system that presents important productive advantages in comparison with unprotected or open-air cultivation. A greenhouse protects crops inside from extreme temperatures, high winds, heavy rains, destructive storms, and insects and diseases. The aim of this book is to provide in depth knowledge of the greenhouse technology and its applications to students and other readers about the greenhouse cultivation.
The book explains about the rational cultivation, current practices and scope of the technology. The basic concepts, details of constituents of greenhouse environment and their effects on crop growth, details of various types of greenhouses and the circumstances in which they are used are enumerated. The design details, the materials used for the construction and their characteristics and the details of heating and cooling of the greenhouse are given. The root media, soil-water-plant relationships, various instrumentation and automation used in greenhouse cultivation, the insects and pests of the crops commonly grown in greenhouse and important aspect of nutrient management for the greenhouse crops are discussed in the book. In addition to above, a number of solved examples are included for the practices of the students. A number of figures and tables are included in every chapter for the easy understanding of the readers.
CONTENT
| S. No. | Title | Page |
| Preface | 3-4 | |
| About the Authors | 8 | |
| About the Book | 9 | |
| 1. | Controlled Environment Agriculture: An introduction
1.1 Controlled environment agriculture 1.2 Factors affecting plant growth 1.3 Conventional versus protected cultivation 1.4 Importance of protected cultivation 1.5 Scope of greenhouse technology 1.6 Economics of protected cultivation food production Review questions |
11-19
11 12 15 17 18 19 19 |
| 2. | Greenhouse: Concept and Applications
2.1 The atmosphere 2.2 Greenhouse concept 2.3 Global greenhouse effect 2.4 Brief history of controlled environment agriculture 2.5 Geographical distribution of greenhouse 2. Greenhouse applications Review questions |
20-37
20 22 23 24 30 32 37 |
| 3. | Constituents of Greenhouse Environment
3.1 Greenhouse environment 3.2 Light 3.3 Air composition: carbon dioxide 3.4 Temperature 3.5 Humidity 3.6 Root media Review questions |
38-63
38 39 47 56 61 62 63 |
| 4. | Classification of Greenhouses
4.1 Classification on working principles 4.2 Classification on the basis of shape 4.3 Classification on the basis of cost of construction or Extent of environmental control 4.4 Classification on the basis of greenhouse cover material 4.5 Classification on the basis of utility 4.6 Classification based on season Review questions |
64-112
64 78
98
101 110 110 110 |
| 5. | Greenhouse Construction
5.1 Climatic considerations 5.2 Problems and requirements of greenhouse 5.3 Factors to be considered for constructing a greenhouse 5.4 Standards for the construction 5.5 Different load factors for greenhouse construction 5.6 Materials and methods of construction 5.7 Properties of greenhouse coverings 5.8 Structural components of the greenhouse Review questions |
113-141
113 114
116 121 122 127 138 140 141 |
| 6. | Heating and Cooling of Greenhouse
6.1 Unit of heat 6.2 Modes of heat loss 6.3 Heating arrangements 6.4 Heat load calculations 6.5 Greenhouse cooling 6.6 Natural ventilation 6.7 Forced ventilation 6.8 Ventilation efficiency ratio 6.9 Greenhouse summer cooling systems 6.10 Calculations for fan-pad cooling system for a greenhouse 6.11 Greenhouse winter cooling systems 6.12 Combination of cooling and heating systems Review questions |
142-177
142 142 143 153 156 160 161 162 163
168 172 174 177 |
| 7. | Root-Media
7.1 Functions of root media 7.2 Properties of root media 7.3 Components of root media 7.4 Soil based media 7.5 Soil-less media 7.6 Maintenance of root media 7.7 Soil pasteurization 7.8 Hydroponics Review questions |
178-202
178 179 186 191 192 197 197 198 202 |
| 8. | Soil-Water-Plant Relationships
8.1 Soil moisture 8.2 Soil water availability 8.3 Effects of watering on plants 8.4 Conditions for watering 8.5 Water quality 8.6 Water demand and irrigation 8.7 Choice of irrigation systems 8.8 Fertigation Review questions |
203-229
203 205 207 208 208 214 220 225 229 |
| 9. | Instrumentation and Automation for Greenhouse
9.1 Instrumentation for greenhouse 9.2 Measurement of various parameters in greenhouse 9.3 Automation and control system in greenhouse 9.4 Power management 9.5 Some applications of automation of greenhouse Review questions |
230-261
230 231 246 258 259 261 |
| 10. | Insects and Diseases in Greenhouse
10.1 Insects of greenhouse crops 10.2 Pest control 10.3 Diseases of greenhouse crops 10.4 Disease control 10.5 Preventive measures Review questions |
262-294
262 272 278 291 291 294 |
| 11. | Nutrient Management
11.1 Essential plant nutrients 11.2 Nutrient depletion in soil 11.3 Macronutrients 11.4 Micronutrients 11.5 Nutrient cycle in soilless culture 11.6 Salinity-problems in greenhouse 11.7 Calculations for fertilizer requirement 11.8 Nutrient recycling Review questions |
295-319
296 298 299 307 312 312 313 315 319 |
| Appendix I | 320-330 | |
| Appendix II | 331-335 | |
| Appendix III | 336-340 |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr. VILAS M. SALOKHE is presently a full Professor and Coordinator of the Agricultural Systems and Engineering Program, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. He obtained his D. Eng. From AIT in 1996. He has special interest in protected cultivation, agricultural machinery, agricultural systems, ergonomics, and terramechanics. He has received 19 awards/honors and distinctions from various international organization. He is member of many professional societies and hold key positions in some of them. He is Foundation Member and currently President of Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE). He is also Editor of the “An International Journal” published by the AAAe. He has edited 16 proceedings of the international conferences and seminars, has published 4 reports, 102 papers in international referred journals, 91 in conference proceedings and presented 56 papers in conferences. Prof. Salokhe has handled 33 sponsored research projects funded by agencies like EU, CIDA, FAO, German Research Grant, etc. and guided 75 masters and 17 doctoral students.
Prof. AJAY K. SHARMA is presently DEAN at College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. He obtained his Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India in 1998. His special interest includes controlled environment agriculture, tillage, traction, agricultural machinery and management. He has received many awards/honors from various international organizations, which include Journal of Terramechanics Award-1998 from International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems. He is fellow and member of many Professional societies. He has more than 70 research papers to his credit. Dr. Sharma has wide research and teaching experience at both national and international institutions.
Additional information
| AUTHOR/AUTHORS | AJAY K. SHARMA, VILAS M. SALOKHE |
|---|---|
| PAGES | 340 |
| BINDING | Hard Back |
| PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
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