Plant factory : an indoor vertical farming system for efficient quality food production

Content: Front Cover
 Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production
 Copyright
 Contents
 Contributors
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Chapter 5, Kozai
 Chapter 19.2, Shibuya
 Chapter 19.3, He
 Part 1: Overview and Concept of Closed Plant Production System (CPPS)
 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Introduction
 References
 Chapter 2: Role of the Plant Factory with Artificial Lighting (PFAL) in Urban Areas
 Introduction
 Interrelated Global Issues to be Solved Concurrently
 Resource Inflow and Waste Outflow in Urban Areas
 Energy and Material Balance in Urban Ecosystems Photoautotrophs (Plants) and Heterotrophs (Animals and Microorganisms)Waste Produced in Urban Areas as an Essential Resource for Growing Plants
 Plant Production Systems Integrated With Other Biological Systems
 Role of Organic Fertilizers and Microorganisms in the Soil
 Stability and Controllability of the Environment in Plant Production Systems
 Key Indices for Sustainable Food Production
 What is ""PFAL""?
 Plants Suited and Unsuited to PFALs
 Growing Social Needs and Interest in PFALs
 Criticisms of PFALs and Responses to Them
 Initial Cost is Too High
 Production Cost is Too High Electricity Cost is Too High, Whereas Solar Light is FreeLabor Cost is Too High
 PFAL-Grown Vegetables Are Neither Tasty Nor Nutritious
 Most PFALs Are Not Making a Profit
 Land Price is Too High
 Water Consumption for Irrigation Is too High
 PFALs Can Only Produce Leafy Greens-Minor Vegetables-Economically
 Towards a Sustainable PFAL
 Requirements for a Sustainable PFAL
 Factors Affecting the Sustainability of PFALs
 Positive aspects affecting environmental, resource, social, and economic sustainability
 Factors to be solved to improve sustainability Similarities Between the Earth, Space Farms, Autonomous Cities, and PFALsConclusion
 References
 Chapter 3: PFAL Business and R&D in the World: Current Status and Perspectives
 Introduction
 Japan
 Brief History and Current Status of PFAL Business
 Research and Development
 Public Service
 Taiwan
 Status of PFAL in Taiwan
 PFAL Expo in Taiwan
 PFAL Research
 Cost comparison of PFALs
 Spectra of LEDs used in PFALs
 Wireless sensor networks in PFALs
 Ion-selective sensors for nutrient detection
 Nondestructive plant growth measurement system
 Business Models of PFALs in Taiwan
 Conclusions KoreaPFAL Industry, a Commitment to the Future
 Research and Technical Development
 Private Companies and Farms in the PFAL Business
 Achievements and Challenges
 China
 Development of PFAL in China
 Case Study of Typical PFALs
 PFALs in the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
 PFAL of Beijing Kingpeng International Hi-Tech Corporation
 Plant factory of Zhejiang University
 PFAL with LED in Shouguang
 Research Projects on Plant Factories in China
 North America
 History
 Contribution of Space Science
 Current Status and Future Prospective
 Europe (England, The Netherlands, and Others)