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— Shows the reader how to set up a hydroponic operation with the options of using any of the many hydroponic cultures presently used in the industry to grow vegetable crops
—Provides background in plant physiology and nutrition essential for growing these crops
—Describes nutrient formulations and their applications in nutrient solutions with calculations
This practical guide to soilless growing practices provides detailed information on how to design, set up, and operate hydroponic culture systems. Featuring more than 500 photographs, drawings, and tables, the seventh edition of this bestselling book has been extensively updated and expanded. The text describes the most successful growing cultures to use with specific crops and details media as well as hydroponic techniques. Chapters cover nutrient uptake and mixing as well as deficiencies and their symptoms, plant nutrition, nutrient solution, water culture, tropical hydroponics and special applications, plant culture, nutrient film technique, gravel culture, and more.
Table of contents :
Front Cover......Page 1
Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Seventh Edition......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Author......Page 18
List of Figures......Page 20
List of Tables......Page 36
1. Introduction......Page 38
2. Plant Nutrition......Page 46
3. Nutrient Solution......Page 68
4. The Medium......Page 126
5. Water Culture......Page 134
6. Nutrient Film Technique......Page 182
7. Gravel Culture......Page 236
8. Sand Culture......Page 254
9. Sawdust Culture......Page 268
10. Rockwool Culture......Page 282
11. Coco Coir Culture......Page 330
12. Other Soilless Cultures......Page 346
13. Tropical Hydroponics and Special Applications......Page 386
14. Plant Culture......Page 424
Appendix 1: Horticultural, Hydroponic, and Soilless-Culture Societies......Page 512
Appendix 2: Greenhouse Production Resources......Page 514
Appendix 3: Units of Measurement—Conversion Factors......Page 520
Appendix 4: Physical Constants of Inorganic Compounds......Page 522
Appendix 5: Greenhouse and Hydroponic Suppliers......Page 524
Bibliography......Page 530
Back Cover......Page 551