{"product_id":"hydroponic-food-production-9780367678753","title":"Hydroponic Food Production","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eighth edition of \u003ci\u003eHydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower \u003c\/i\u003eserves as a comprehensive guide to soilless culture (hydroponics) for hobby and commercial growers. Extensively updated from the seventh edition published in 2013, this bestseller is a methods book to show the reader how to set up a hydroponic operation with the options of using any of many hydroponic cultures presently used in the industry to grow vegetable crops. Written by Dr Howard M. Resh, a recognized authority worldwide on hydroponics, the book presents detailed information on hydroponic growing systems and features more than 600 photographs (200 in full color), drawings, and tables. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents greenhouse environmental control systems and examples of sustainable greenhouse technology, and demonstrates uses of automation and robotics in harvesting, grading, and packing. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Eighth Edition...........................................................................................................xiii\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments.............................................................................................................................xv\u003cbr\u003eAuthor.............................................................................................................................................xvii\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures..................................................................................................................................xix\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables.................................................................................................................................xxxv\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Plant Nutrition.............................................................................................................13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Nutrient Solution..................................................................................................35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Medium................................................................................................................89\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Water Culture..............................................................................................................95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Nutrient Film Technique...........................................................................................149\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Gravel Culture...........................................................................................................207\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Sand Culture..............................................................................................................225\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Sawdust Culture........................................................................................................239\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Rockwool Culture.....................................................................................................251\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Coco Coir Culture.....................................................................................................287\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Greenhouse Environmental Control and Automation...............................................297\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Other Soilless Cultures..............................................................................................359\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Vertical Indoor Farming............................................................................................395\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Tropical Hydroponics and Special Applications.......................................................437\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Plant Culture..............................................................................................................481\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Horticultural, Hydroponic, and Soilless- Culture Societies.....................................571\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Greenhouse Production Resources..........................................................................573\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Units of Measurement: Conversion Factors............................................................577\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Physical Constants of Inorganic Compounds..........................................................579\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 Greenhouse and Hydroponic Suppliers...................................................................581\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography..................................................................................................................................587\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex...............................................................................................................................................601\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864515555671,"sku":"9780367678753","price":51.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367678753.jpg?v=1791379198","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hydroponic-food-production-9780367678753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}