The Computerized greenhouse: automatic control application in plant production

Front Cover......Page 1
The Computerized Greenhouse: Automatic Control Application in Plant Production......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Section 1: System, Modelling, Identification and Control......Page 12
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 14
2. TF MODELS IN THE z-1 AND δ OPERATORS......Page 17
3. MODEL IDENTIFICATION AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION......Page 19
4. PIP CONTROL DESIGN FOR THE z-1 OPERATOR MODEL......Page 25
5. PIP CONTROL DESIGN FOR THE δ OPERATOR MODEL......Page 30
6. THE TDC COMPUTER AIDED CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN (CACSD) PACKAGE......Page 32
7. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN GLASSHOUSE HORTICULTURE......Page 35
8. CONCLUSIONS......Page 56
REFERENCES......Page 57
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 62
II. GENERAL ASPECTS......Page 64
III. PHYSICAL PROCESSES......Page 65
IV. DYNAMIC MODEL......Page 78
REFERENCES......Page 82
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 86
II. MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR BIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS......Page 87
III. MODEL BASED PREDICTIVE CONTROL......Page 90
IV. INFORMATION CONTENT OF MEASUREMENTS......Page 91
V. APPLICATION TO A BIOTECHNICAL PROCESS IN A TOWER REACTOR......Page 94
REFERENCE......Page 103
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 106
II. SIGNIFICANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN PLANT TISSUE CULTURE......Page 107
III. SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF THE IN VITRO ENVIRONMENT......Page 109
IV. PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANTLET IN VITRO......Page 118
V. ADVANTAGES OF PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC MICROPROPAGATION OVER CONVENTIONAL MICROPROPAGATION METHOD......Page 122
REFERENCES......Page 123
Section 2: Optimal Control......Page 128
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 130
II. OPTIMAL CONTROL, AN ANALYSIS......Page 132
III. OPTIMAL CONTROL, A SYNTHESIS......Page 137
IV. CONCLUSIONS......Page 145
REFERENCES......Page 146
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 150
II. CONCEPTION OF PRODUCTION CONTROL......Page 151
III. CONTROL OF PLANT PRODUCTION......Page 154
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL......Page 157
V. CONCLUSIONS......Page 159
REFERENCES......Page 160
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 164
II. METHODS......Page 166
III. RESULTS......Page 168
IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 179
REFERENCES......Page 182
NOTATION......Page 183
Section 3: Computer Applications and Artificial Intelligence......Page 184
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 186
II. PROCESS CONTROL FOR GREENHOUSE AND PLANT FACTORY......Page 188
III. CONTROL FOR MECHANIZATION......Page 189
IV. OPTIMIZATION BASED ON PLANT RESPONSES [SPEAKING PLANT APPROACH TO CULTIVATING PROCESS CONTROL]......Page 190
V. COMPUTER SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CONTROL, HORTICULTURAL OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT......Page 198
VI. COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEM......Page 199
REFERENCES......Page 202
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 208
II. GREENHOUSE DECISION AND COMPUTING FRAMEWORKS......Page 210
III. BASIC KNOWLEDGE INVOLVED IN THE DETERMINATION OF CLIMATIC SETPOINTS......Page 211
IV. THE SERRISTE SYSTEM......Page 217
V. DISCUSSION......Page 230
REFERENCES......Page 234
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 236
II. IMAGE ANALYSIS......Page 237
III. CROP MODELS AND OPTIMISATION......Page 240
IV. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON FARMS......Page 243
V. CONCLUSION......Page 248
REFERENCES......Page 249
Section 4: Relating Plant Sciences......Page 252
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 254
II. SIGNALING AND ITS RECEPTION......Page 255
III. CHEMICAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS......Page 263
IV. REGURATION......Page 266
V. GENETIC REGULATION......Page 269
VI. CONCLUSIONS......Page 272
REFERENCES......Page 273
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 278
II. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WATER MOVEMENT THROUGH THE PLANT......Page 279
III. WATER MOVEMENT THROUGH STOMATA......Page 282
IV. GROWTH–INDUCED WATER POTENTIALS......Page 296
V. ORIGIN OF GROWTH–INDUCED WATER POTENTIALS......Page 299
VI. GROWTH REGULATION UNDER WATER STRESS......Page 302
REFERENCES......Page 307
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 314
II. GROWTH INHIBITION AND WATER STATUS......Page 315
III. THEORY OF PLANT GROWTH......Page 317
IV. GROWTH–INDUCED WATER POTENTIAL FIELDS......Page 320
V. PRACTICAL ESTIMATION OF THE GROWTH–INDUCED WATER POTENTIAL FIELD......Page 322
VI. CELL WALL PROPERTIES AND GROWTH......Page 324
VII. MEASUREMENTS OF CELL WALL PROPERTIES......Page 328
VIII. GROWTH REGULATION UNDER SALT STRESS, COLD STRESS AND HEAT STRESS......Page 333
IX. DISCUSSION......Page 336
X. CONCLUSION......Page 339
REFERENCES......Page 340
INDEX......Page 344