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Contents
Preface to the Eighth Edition...........................................................................................................xiii
Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................................xv
Author.............................................................................................................................................xvii
List of Figures..................................................................................................................................xix
List of Tables.................................................................................................................................xxxv
Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................1
Chapter 2 Plant Nutrition.............................................................................................................13
Chapter 3 The Nutrient Solution..................................................................................................35
Chapter 4 The Medium................................................................................................................89
Chapter 5 Water Culture..............................................................................................................95
Chapter 6 Nutrient Film Technique...........................................................................................149
Chapter 7 Gravel Culture...........................................................................................................207
Chapter 8 Sand Culture..............................................................................................................225
Chapter 9 Sawdust Culture........................................................................................................239
Chapter 10 Rockwool Culture.....................................................................................................251
Chapter 11 Coco Coir Culture.....................................................................................................287
Chapter 12 Greenhouse Environmental Control and Automation...............................................297
Chapter 13 Other Soilless Cultures..............................................................................................359
Chapter 14 Vertical Indoor Farming............................................................................................395
Chapter 15 Tropical Hydroponics and Special Applications.......................................................437
Chapter 16 Plant Culture..............................................................................................................481
Appendix 1 Horticultural, Hydroponic, and Soilless- Culture Societies.....................................571
Appendix 2 Greenhouse Production Resources..........................................................................573
Appendix 3 Units of Measurement: Conversion Factors............................................................577
Appendix 4 Physical Constants of Inorganic Compounds..........................................................579
Appendix 5 Greenhouse and Hydroponic Suppliers...................................................................581
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................587
Index...............................................................................................................................................601
