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100 1 $aCastilla, Nicolás.
240 10 $aInvernaderos de plástico.$lEnglish
245 10 $aGreenhouse technology and management by /$cNicolás Castilla ; translated by Esteban J. Baeza ; reviewed by A.P. Papadopoulos.
260 $aWallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ;$aCambridge, MA :$bCABI,$c2013.
300 $axxi, 335 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aTranslation of the second ed.: Invernaderos de plástico: tecnología y manejo.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-326) and index.
505 0 $aMachine generated contents note: 1.Protected Cultivation -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Types of Protection -- 1.3.Objectives of Protected Cultivation -- 1.4.History -- 1.5.Importance -- 1.6.Plastic Materials -- 1.7.Summary -- 2.The External Climate -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.The Earth and the Sun -- 2.2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.2.The seasons -- 2.3.Day Length -- 2.4.Solar Radiation -- 2.4.1.Introduction -- 2.4.2.Quality of solar radiation -- 2.4.3.Quantity of solar radiation -- 2.4.4.Measurement of solar radiation -- 2.5.The Earth's Radiation -- 2.6.Net Radiation -- 2.7.Temperature -- 2.7.1.Air temperature -- 2.7.2.Soil temperature -- 2.7.3.The relationship between solar radiation and air temperature -- 2.8.Wind -- 2.9.Composition of the Atmosphere -- 2.9.1.Water vapour content -- 2.9.2.CO2 content -- 2.9.3.Atmospheric pollution -- 2.10.Rainfall -- 2.11.Altitude and Topography -- 2.12.Summary -- 3.The Greenhouse Climate -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.The Greenhouse Effect --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 3.3.Solar Radiation in Greenhouses -- 3.3.1.Introduction -- 3.3.2.Transmissivity to radiation -- 3.3.3.Orientation and transmissivity -- 3.3.4.Optimization of the transmissivity -- 3.4.Temperature -- 3.4.1.Air temperature -- 3.4.2.Plant temperature -- 3.4.3.Soil temperature -- 3.4.4.Thermal inertia in the greenhouse -- 3.5.The Wind Inside the Greenhouse -- 3.6.The Greenhouse Atmosphere -- 3.6.1.Greenhouse ventilation -- 3.6.2.Air humidity -- 3.6.3.CO2 content -- 3.6.4.Pollutant gases -- 3.7.Summary -- 4.The Plastic Greenhouse -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Evolution of the Greenhouse Concept -- 4.3.Geographical Production Areas -- 4.4.Climatic Suitability for Greenhouse Vegetable Production -- 4.4.1.Introduction -- 4.4.2.Climate requirements of vegetables -- 4.4.3.Obtaining the required climate conditions -- 4.4.4.Climate suitability -- 4.5.The Plastics -- 4.5.1.Introduction -- 4.5.2.Plastic materials commonly used in agriculture -- 4.5.3.Plastic additives --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 4.5.4.Properties of plastic films -- 4.5.5.Plastic films most commonly used in greenhouses -- 4.5.6.Rigid plastic materials -- 4.6.Greenhouse Construction -- 4.6.1.Introduction -- 4.6.2.Greenhouse types -- 4.6.3.Structure materials -- 4.6.4.Covering materials -- 4.6.5.Greenhouse screens -- 4.7.The Selection of the Greenhouse: Options -- 4.8.Greenhouse Site Selection -- 4.9.Criteria for the Design and Construction of Greenhouses -- 4.9.1.Introduction -- 4.9.2.Criteria for the design of plastic-film greenhouses -- 4.9.3.Design criteria in areas with a Mediterranean climate -- 4.9.4.Design criteria in humid tropical climates -- 4.9.5.Greenhouses for other climate conditions -- 4.10.Maximizing the Radiation Inside the Greenhouse -- 4.10.1.Introduction -- 4.10.2.Factors determining the available solar radiation -- 4.10.3.Solar radiation inside the greenhouse -- 4.10.4.Greenhouse orientation -- 4.11.Normalization of Greenhouse Structures -- 4.12.Summary --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 5.Greenhouse Heat Exchanges -- 5.1.Heat Transfer -- 5.1.1.Conduction -- 5.1.2.Convection -- 5.1.3.Radiation -- 5.2.Heat Exchanges by Air Renewal in the Greenhouse -- 5.3.Heat Exchanges in the Greenhouse and Energy Balance -- 5.4.Simplified Greenhouse Energy Balances -- 5.5.Summary -- 6.Crop Physiology: Photosynthesis, Growth, Development and Productivity -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Physiological Functions and Growth -- 6.3.Photosynthesis -- 6.3.1.Introduction -- 6.3.2.The stomata -- 6.3.3.Internal factors affecting photosynthesis -- 6.3.4.External factors influencing photosynthesis -- 6.4.Photomorphogenesis -- 6.4.1.Introduction -- 6.4.2.Vegetable pigments -- 6.4.3.Periodic rhythms in plants -- 6.4.4.Photoperiodism -- 6.5.Respiration -- 6.6.Distribution of Assimilates and Sink-Source Relations -- 6.6.1.Introduction -- 6.6.2.Distribution of assimilates between organs -- 6.6.3.Management of the assimilate distribution -- 6.7.Growth -- 6.7.1.Introduction --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 6.7.2.Influence of the microclimate on growth -- 6.7.3.Growth analysis -- 6.8.Development -- 6.8.1.Introduction -- 6.8.2.Development stages in greenhouse crops -- 6.9.Bioproductivity -- 6.9.1.Bioproductivity and harvest index (HI) -- 6.9.2.Interception of radiation by the crop -- 6.9.3.Efficiency in the use of solar radiation -- 6.9.4.Strategies to maximize the use of radiation -- 6.10.Production Quality -- 6.10.1.Introduction -- 6.10.2.Effects of climate factors on quality -- 6.10.3.Other factors affecting quality -- 6.11.Summary -- 7.Facilities and Active and Passive Climate Control Equipment: Low Temperature Management - Heating -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Reduction of Heat Losses -- 7.2.1.Reduction of the exchange surfaces -- 7.2.2.Reduction of heat losses per unit surface -- 7.2.3.Total heat losses -- 7.3.Insulation Devices -- 7.3.1.Inflated double cover -- 7.3.2.Mobile thermal screens -- 7.3.3.External double sidewalls -- 7.3.4.Windbreaks --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 7.3.5.Other insulation devices -- 7.4.Heating -- 7.4.1.Convective heating -- 7.4.2.Radiative-convective heating -- 7.4.3.Soil or substrate heating -- 7.4.4.Heat production -- 7.4.5.Sizing of the heating systems -- 7.4.6.Heating and temperature management -- 7.5.Summary -- 8.Management of High Temperatures: Cooling -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Function of Ventilation -- 8.3.How Airtight is the Greenhouse? -- 8.4.Natural Ventilation -- 8.4.1.The thermal effect -- 8.4.2.The wind effect -- 8.4.3.Characteristics of the openings -- 8.4.4.The crop and air movements -- 8.4.5.Measuring the ventilation of greenhouses -- 8.4.6.Anti-insect screens -- 8.4.7.Screenhouses -- 8.5.Mechanical or Forced Ventilation -- 8.6.Cooling by Water Evaporation -- 8.6.1.Pad and fan -- 8.6.2.Fogging and misting -- 8.6.3.Cooling by evapotranspiration -- 8.7.Shading -- 8.8.Other Cooling Methods -- 8.9.Ventilation and Climate Management -- 8.9.1.Temperature management --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 8.9.2.Humidity management -- 8.10.Dehumidification -- 8.10.1.Associated heating -- 8.10.2.Dehumidification systems -- 8.11.Summary -- 9.Air Movement in the Greenhouse: Carbon Dioxide Enrichment - Light Management -- 9.1.Air Movement Inside the Greenhouse -- 9.1.1.Introduction -- 9.1.2.Air movement: objectives -- 9.1.3.Plant responses -- 9.1.4.Air movement regulation -- 9.2.Carbon Enrichment (CO2) -- 9.2.1.Introduction -- 9.2.2.Recommended CO2 concentrations -- 9.2.3.CO2 enrichment techniques -- 9.2.4.Distribution of CO2 -- 9.2.5.CO2 balance -- 9.2.6.CO2 control -- 9.3.Light -- 9.3.1.Introduction -- 9.3.2.Light increase -- 9.3.3.Artificial light to increase the illumination -- 9.3.4.Partial light reduction -- 9.3.5.Control of the duration of day/night -- 9.4.Summary -- 10.The Root Medium: Soil and Substrates -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Desirable Characteristics of Horticultural Soils -- 10.2.1.Physical and hydraulic characteristics --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 10.2.2.Chemical characteristics -- 10.2.3.Considerations on the management of greenhouse soils -- 10.3.Soilless Cultivation -- 10.3.1.Introduction: systems -- 10.3.2.Advantages and disadvantages of substrate-grown crops -- 10.3.3.Substrate cultivation systems -- 10.3.4.Characteristics of the substrates -- 10.3.5.Types of substrate -- 10.4.Changes in the Management of the Root Medium -- 10.5.Summary -- 11.Irrigation and Fertilization -- 11.1.The Plants and Water -- 11.2.Transpiration -- 11.3.Evapotranspiration -- 11.4.The Water in the Soil -- 11.4.1.Introduction -- 11.4.2.Characterization of the soil water stress -- 11.4.3.Measurement of the soil water content -- 11.4.4.Quality of the irrigation water -- 11.5.The Water in the Plant -- 11.5.1.Introduction -- 11.5.2.Characterization of the water in the plant -- 11.5.3.Water stress -- 11.5.4.Effects of water stress in the plant -- 11.5.5.Saline stress -- 11.6.Greenhouse Irrigation -- 11.6.1.Introduction --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 11.6.2.Components of the drip irrigation system -- 11.6.3.Management of drip irrigation -- 11.6.4.Water and salts movements with drip irrigation -- 11.6.5.Greenhouse irrigation scheduling (soil-grown crops) -- 11.6.6.Irrigation scheduling in soilless crops -- 11.6.7.Water use efficiency -- 11.6.8.Quality of the irrigation water -- 11.7.Fertilization -- 11.7.1.Introduction -- 11.7.2.The nutrients cycle (soil cultivation) -- 11.7.3.Nutrients extractions -- 11.7.4.Tolerance to salinity -- 11.7.5.Fertigation -- 11.7.6.A practical example: a soil-grown tomato crop -- 11.7.7.Fertigation of soilless crops -- 11.8.Summary -- 12.Regulation and Control Systems: Computer Climate Management - Mechanization -- 12.1.Regulation and Control Systems -- 12.1.1.Introduction -- 12.1.2.Input-output systems -- 12.1.3.Regulation methods -- 12.1.4.Application to climate management -- 12.1.5.Types of controllers -- 12.1.6.Selection of the type of automatic control --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 12.1.7.Models -- 12.2.Computer Climate Management -- 12.2.1.Controls performed by greenhouse management systems -- 12.2.2.Digital control systems -- 12.2.3.The climate control computer -- 12.2.4.Functions of climate control computers -- 12.2.5.Towards integrated control -- 12.3.Mechanization -- 12.3.1.Introduction -- 12.3.2.Mechanization of operations -- 12.3.3.Occupancy of the greenhouse -- 12.4.Summary -- 13.Plant Protection -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Chemical Control -- 13.2.1.Main aspects -- 13.2.2.Treatment equipment -- 13.3.Biological Control -- 13.4.Integrated Pest Management -- 13.5.Climate Control and IPM -- 13.6.Most Common Greenhouse Diseases -- 13.7.Most Common Greenhouse Pests -- 13.8.Prophylaxis -- 13.9.Other Aspects -- 13.10.Summary -- 14.Economic and Environmental Analysis -- 14.1.Economic Analysis -- 14.1.1.Introduction -- 14.1.2.Greenhouse structures and equipment -- 14.1.3.The Spanish greenhouse horticultural farm --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 14.1.4.Production costs -- 14.1.5.Other aspects of interest -- 14.2.Environmental Analysis -- 14.2.1.Introduction -- 14.2.2.Most important residues -- 14.2.3.Environmental impact assessment -- 14.3.Summary -- 15.Postharvest -- 15.1.Introduction -- 15.2.Postharvest Respiratory Metabolism -- 15.3.Ripening -- 15.4.Ethylene -- 15.5.Postharvest Handling -- 15.6.Quality -- 15.7.Food Safety: Traceability -- 15.8.Postharvest Pathologies -- 15.9.Summary -- 16.Marketing -- 16.1.Introduction -- 16.2.Postharvest Alterations: Storage -- 16.3.Standardization and Classification -- 16.4.Marketing Channels -- 16.5.Transport -- 16.6.Distribution -- 16.7.Quality -- 16.8.Quality Management -- 16.9.Future Prospects -- 16.10.Summary -- 17.Greenhouse Production Strategies -- 17.1.Introduction -- 17.2.Crop Productivity and Production Costs -- 17.3.Destination of the Produce -- 17.4.Greenhouse Production Options --
505 0 $aContents note continued: 17.5.Production Strategies and Tactics in Mediterranean Climates -- 17.5.1.General aspects -- 17.5.2.Biological aspects -- 17.5.3.Strategies and tactical management -- 17.5.4.Future perspectives -- 17.6.Summary -- Appendix 1 -- A.1.Chapter 2 -- A.1.1.Calculation of the zenith angle -- A.1.2.Calculation of global radiation as a function of insolation -- A.1.3.Day length -- A.1.4.Wien's law -- A.1.5.Wavelength and frequency -- A.1.6.Hellman's equation -- A.1.7.Saturation vapour pressure -- A.2.Chapter 3 -- A.2.1.Thermal integral -- A.3.Chapter 4 -- A.3.1.Diffuse solar radiation inside a greenhouse -- A.4.Chapter 5 -- A.4.1.Conduction -- A.4.2.Convection without phase change -- A.4.3.Evaporation and condensation -- A.4.4.Radiation -- A.4.5.Air renewal -- A.4.6.Energy balance -- A.4.7.Specific heat of a body -- A.4.8.Latent heat of vaporization -- A.4.9.Global heat transfer coefficient -- A.5.Chapter 6 --
505 0 $aContents note continued: A.5.1.Interception of the radiation by the canopy: extinction coefficient -- A.5.2.Radiation absorbed by the crop -- A.5.3.Growth parameters -- A.5.4.Fruit harvest and biomass indexes -- A.5.5.Use of radiation in a typical greenhouse ecosystem -- A.6.Chapter 8 -- A.6.1.Wind effect in natural ventilation -- A.6.2.Thermal effect in natural ventilation -- A.6.3.Wind loads -- A.6.4.Air flow reduction when a screen is placed on a greenhouse vent -- A.7.Chapter 9 -- A.7.1.CO2 units -- A.8.Chapter 11 -- A.8.1.Crop water stress index -- A.8.2.Irrigation water quality -- A.8.3.Estimation of the evapotranspiration (ET0) in a greenhouse -- A.9.Chapter 12 -- A.9.1.Transmissivity models -- Appendix 2 Symbols and Abbreviated Forms -- Appendix 3 Units and Equivalences -- Length -- Area -- Volume -- Mass -- Thickness of Plastic Films -- Temperature -- Pressure -- Energy and Power -- Radiation -- Water Lamina -- Prefixes.
650 0 $aGreenhouses.
650 0 $aPlastics in agriculture.
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