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Author Ponce Cruz, Pedro, author.

Title Greenhouse design and control / Pedro Ponce, Arturo Molina, Paul Cepeda & Esther Lugo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Brian MacCleery, National Instruments, Austin, TX, USA. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, [2015]
©2015
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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 354 pages)
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Series Balkema Book
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
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.
Subject Greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Greenhouses -- Design and construction
Added Author Molina, A. (Arturo), author.
Cepeda, Paul, author.
Lugo, Esther, author.
MacCleery, Brian C., author.
Other Form: Print version: Ponce Cruz, Pedro. Greenhouse design and control. First edition. Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, 2014 9781138026292 (DLC) 2014016067 (OCoLC)871340860
ISBN 9781315771557 (PDF ebook)
1315771551 (PDF ebook)
9781317675747
1317675746
9781317675723
131767572X
9781317675730
1317675738
(hbk.)
Standard No. 10.1201/b17391 doi
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