Description
Book SynopsisAn understanding of crop physiology and ecophysiology enables the horticulturist to manipulate a plant’s metabolism towards the production of compounds that are beneficial for human health when that plant is part of the diet or the source of phytopharmaceutical compounds.
The first part of the book introduces the concept of Controlled Environment Horticulture as a horticultural production technique used to maximize yields via the optimization of access to growing factors. The second part describes the use of this production technique in order to induce stress responses in the plant via the modulation of these growing factors and, importantly, the way that this manipulation induces defence reactions in the plant resulting in the production of compounds beneficial for human health. The third part provides guidance for the implementation of this knowledge in horticultural production.
Table of ContentsPart 1 – Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Protected Cropping in Horticulture
3. Plant Secondary Compounds
4. Hydroponic Systems in Horticulture
Part 2 – Controllable Production Factors in Horticulture
5. Light
6. Nutrient deficiencies
7. Salt stress
8. Drought Stress
9. Thermal Stress
10. Wounding
11. Mycorrhiza
12. Microbial and Plant-Based Biostimulants
13. Mineral Biofortification
14. CO
2 Enrichment
15. Hormones
16. Intercropping
Part 3 – Exercise
17. Acrylamide Concentrations of Deep-fried Potatoes
18. Enrichment of Anthocyanin in Pak Choi
19. Improving Flavor of Tomatoes
20. Biofortification of Carrots
21. Enrichment of Flavonoids in Lettuce
22. Effect of Germination Substrates on Tomato Plants
