Commercial Greenhouse Production in Alberta

 
   
 
 
 



Commercial Greenhouse Production in Alberta covers the many variables Alberta growers have to manage in commercial greenhouse production:
optimizing the greenhouse environment environmental control: heat, ventilation, cooling lighting and temperature management managing irrigation and fertilizer

Since greenhouse systems are complex, commercial growers can use this publication to help with the many decisions they must make. Understanding and responding to the many interacting indicators discussed in the text can lead to successful commercial greenhouse crop production in Alberta. 52 pages.

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Table of contents

Introduction

Optimizing the Greenhouse

Environment for Crop Production

  • Photosynthesis
  • Transpiration
  • Respiration
  • Strategies
Environmental Control of the Greenhouse
  • The Greenhouse Structure
  • Heating the Greenhouse
  • Ventilation and Air Circulation
  • Cooling and Humidification
  • Greenhouse Floors
  • Carbon Dioxide Supplementation
  • Irrigation and Fertilizer Feed Systems
  • Computerized Environmental Control Systems
Managing the Greenhouse Environment
  • Light
  • Supplementary Lighting
  • Temperature Management
  • Managing Relative Humidity Using Vapour Pressure Deficits
  • Carbon Dioxide Supplementation
  • Air Pollution in the Greenhouse
  • Growing Media
Managing Irrigation and Fertilizer
  • Water
  • Electrical Conductivity of Water
  • pH
  • Mineral Nutrition of Plants
  • Fertilizer Feed Programs
  • Rules for Mixing Fertilizers
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on July 23, 2002.