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Plant factory : basics, applications and advances /

Plant Factory Basics, Applications, and Advances takes the reader from an overview of the need for and potential of plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs) in enhancing food production and security to the latest advances and benefits of this agriculture environment. Edited by leading expert...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kozai, Toyoki (Editor ), Niu, Genhua (Editor ), Masabni, Joseph (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Eslevier, [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction: Introduction : why plant factories with artificial lighting are necessary / Toyoki Kozai, Genhua Niu and Joseph Masabni
  • Terms related to PFALs / Toyoki Kozai
  • Role and characteristics of PFALs / Toyoki Kozai
  • Contribution of PFALs to the sustainable development goals and beyond / Toyoki Kozai.
  • II. Basics: Photonmetric quantities and their application / Kazuhiro Fujiwara
  • LED product terminology and performance description of LED luminaries / Kazuhiro Fujiwara
  • Photon efficacy in horticulture : turning LED packages into LED luminaries / Paul Kusuma, P. Morgan Pattison and Bruce Bugbee
  • Balances and use efficiencies of CO2, water, and energy / Toyoki Kozai
  • Hydroponics / Genhua Niu and Joseph Masabni
  • Aquaponics / Joseph Masabni and Genhu Niu
  • Plant responses to the environment / Ricardo Hernandez.
  • III. Applications: Productivity : definition and application / Toyoki Kozai, Kaz Uraisami, Eri Hayashi et al.
  • How to integrate and to optimize productivity / Kaz Uraisami
  • Emerging economics and profitability of PFALs / Simone Valle de Souza, H. Christopher Peterson and Joseph Seong
  • Business model and cost performance of mini-plant factory in downtown / Na Lu, Masao Kikuchi, Michiko Takagaki et al.
  • Indoor prodcution of tomatoes / Mike Zelkind, Tisha Livingston and Victori Verlage.
  • IV. Advanced research in PFALs and indoor farms: Toward an optimal spectrum for photosynthesis and plant morphology in LED-based crop cultivation / Shuyang Zhen, Paul Kusuma and Bruce Bugbee
  • Indoor lighting effects on plant nutritional compounds / Nathan Kelly, Viktorija Vaatakait-Kairien and Erik S. Runkle
  • Indoor production of ornamental seedlings, vegetable transplants, and microgreens / Yujin Park, Celina Gomez and Erik S. Runkle
  • Molecular breeding of miraculin-accumulating tomatoes with suitable traits for cultivation in plant factories with artificial lightings and the optimization of cultivation methods / Kyoko Hiwasa-Tanase, Kazuhisa Kato and Hiroshi Ezura
  • Environmental control of PFALs / Ying Zhang and Murat Kacira
  • Human-centered perspective on urban agriculture / Harumi Ikei
  • Toward commercial production of head vegetables in plant factories with artificial lighting / Toyoki Kozai, Yumiko Amagai, Toru Maruo et al.
  • Concluding remarks / Toyoki Kozai, Genhua Niu and Joseph Masabni.