Greenhouse design and control / Pedro Ponce, Arturo Molina, Paul Cepeda and Esther Lugo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Brian MacCleery, National Instruments, Austin, TX, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ponce Cruz, Pedro, author.

Molina, Arturo, author.

Zepeda, Pedro de, author.

Aguilar Lugo, Esther, author.

MacCleery, Brian, author.

Series:

Balkema Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greenhouses--Design and construction.

Greenhouses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, [2015].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Agricultural production is one of the main keys to the development of healthy societies. It is anticipated that agricultural systems will increasingly have to contend with temperature, humidity and water stress in the near future. This makes the need to increase the efficiency of land and water use ever more urgent. The control and design of greenhouses allows to increase dramatically the quality of crops and extend the cultivation period year-round. A properly designed autonomous greenhouse based on hydroponics can greatly reduce the amounts of nutrients and energy expended in agricultural pr

Contents:

Front Cover; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; How to read this book; 1. Introduction; 2. State of the art: Greenhouse and controls; 3. Greenhouse fundamentals; 4. Greenhouse materials and structures; 5. Greenhouse automation and control; 6. Basic greenhouse control design and implementation; 7. Automatic greenhouse operation; References

Notes:

A Balkema book.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781317675730

1317675738

9780429227325

0429227329

9781138026292

1138026298

OCLC:

883462524