Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture

Introduction
Definition
Some General Characterizations: Relationship to the Particular Country. Energy, Capital, and Labor Requirements. Return to the Grower. Size. Extent. Special Peculiarity of Greenhouses.
Questions to Answer in Starting a Greenhouse
About the Future
Structures: Locations, Styles, and Structures
Climatic Considerations and Location
Site Selection
Arrangement: Service Facilities.
Orientation
Superstructures: Design and Standards. Structures, Materials, and Methods.
Coverings: Plastics. Glass. Special Variations.
Peril to the Structure: Wind. Hail. Fire. Snow. Miscellaneous Perils.
Interior Arrangements: Longitudinal Arrangements. Penninsular and Other Types. Movable Arrangements.
Costs
Radiation
Radiation Basics: The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Quanta. Terminology. Conversions. Measuring Radiation.
Solar Radiation
Radiation and the Greenhouse: Coverings and Energy Transfer. Structure and Total Transmissivity. Modifications to Increase or Modify Irradiance.
The Plant and Radiation: Radiation Interception by the Canopy. Photosynthesis and Radiation. Photomorphogenesis.
Temperature
The Plant and Thermomorphogenesis: Plant Temperature. The Effects of Temperature.
Temperature and Its Measurement
Temperature Manipulation in the Greenhouse: Heat Losses and Requirements of the Structure. Heating Systems and Energy Sources. Ventilation and Cooling. Temperature Variations Inside Greenhouses.
Water
Water and Plant Response: Basics and Units of Water Potential. Effects of Stress on Growth.
Water Supply: The Root System. Factors Limiting Root Activity. Field Soils. Water Movement into Soils and Irrigation Frequency. Measuring Soil Moisture Content. Water Relationships. Hydroponics. Irrigation Systems. Automatic Control of Irrigation.
Water Demand: Transpiration Units and Quantities. Transpiration. Humidity. Calculation of Transpiration Rate. Summary.
Nutrition
Units and Terminology: Concentration. Activity. Equivalency. Acidity. Oxidation-Reduction. Adsorption-Desorption in Soils. Mass Exchange Equlibria. Electrical Conductivity. Comments on Logarithms.
Nutrients in the Plant and Tissue Analysis: Definitions of Nutrient Requirements. Published Nutrient Values in Tissue. Factors Affecting Plant Nutrient Concentrations. Plant Nutrient Uptake and Ionic Interactions. Nutrient Distribution and Tissue Sampling. Diagnosis from Tissue Sampling.
Nutrient Supply: The Root Environment. Basic Fertility Relationships. Carbonates and pH Control. Chelation and Micronutrients. Macronutrient Fertilization and Control. Soil Analysis.
Salinity and Irrigation Water Quality: Salinity. Irrigation Water Quality and Manipulation. Environmental Contamination from Greenhouses.
Carbon Dioxide
Units and Measurements for CO2: Units of Concentration. CO2  Measurement.
CO2 Physiology: CO2  Fixation. Review of Radiation Measurements. Review of Temperature Relationships. Effects of Leaf Age and Nutrition. Effect of CO2  Concentrations. The Vegetative Canopy and CO2  Uptake. Crop Response to CO2  Enrichment.
CO2 Sources and Problems with Pollution: Pure CO2. Combustion. Organic Matter Decomposition. Problems of Pollutants form Combustion Sources.
CO2 Distribution and Concentration in Greenhouses
CO2 Control: The Climatic Influence. Raising Temperatures. Intermittent CO2  Injection. Dutch Guidelines. Heat from Combustion. Daily Injection Periods. Enrichment at Full Ventilation.
Climate Control
Background and Development
Greenhouse Climate and Control: Control Requirements. Greenhouse Climate. Some Basics of Control. Sensors in the Greenhouse.
The Computer: Advantages of Computers and Possibilities. Software, the Guiding Reins. Intercommunication.
Optimization and Modeling: Requirements. Examples of Limited Approaches. Models. Complete Models. 
Appendix A: Symbolism, Physical Constants, Units
Appendix B: Miscellaneous Conversions, cgs-English
Index
Chapters also contain Introduction and Reference sections.