Nutrients for hydroponics and tissue culture

This book has been written by a team of horticultural scientists and hydroponics experts most with decades of experience; in response to a fundamental question that continually gets asked: "How do I make (or manage) the nutrients?" Preface CHAPTER 1 Introduction Artificial Growing Tissue Culture Hydroponics How Plants Uptake Nutrients How Plants Absorb and Use Nutrients in Hydroponics Hydroponics Techniques CHAPTER 2 Pre-Packaged Nutrients Using Solid Nutrients Solutions and Precipitates Why Twin-Pack Chemicals? Why Single-Pack Liquid Solutions? Organic Solutions Chapter 3 Chemical Components Types of Chemicals Electrical Conductivity The Role of pH in Hydroponics What Are Solutions? What Does a Hydroponic Nutrient Look Like? Writing Chemical Names Calculating the Amount of Nutrient in a Chemical Mixing Nutrients Hydroponic Fertiliser details Chapter 4 Other Additives Introduction Allowable Additives for Hydroponic Nutrient Solutions Beneficial Trace Elements as Hydroponic Additives Bio-stimulants as Hydroponic Additives Foliar Nutrition and Foliar sprays Chapter 5 Creating Hydroponic Nutrients Introduction to Basic Mixes Process of Making and Mixing Nutrients from Fertiliser Salts Example Solutions Nutrient Solution Formulation Hydroponic Nutrient Levels Nutrient Ratios Assessing a Nutrient Formulation Suggestions for Beginners Chapter 6 Organic Hydroponic Nutrients Brief History Issues with Organics Types of Organic Systems Allowable Nutrient Sources and Products for Organic Production Making Organic Nutrient Solutions Onsite EC and pH Control in Organic Hydroponics Problems with Organic Nutrients Chapter 7 Tissue Culture Nutrients Hydroponics vs. Tissue Culture Nutrient Supply in Tissue Culture A Tissue Culture Medium Other Additives in Tissue Culture and Hydroponics Organic Compounds Chapter 8 Managing Contaminants Water Quality Disinfection Systems Preventing Chemical Contaminants from Leaking into the Broader Environment Chapter 9 Testing Solutions Important Tests in Hydroponics Water Quality Tests Water quality test results and interpretation Nutrient Balance Testing: Solution Analysis Plant Testing: Foliar Mineral Levels pH Tests for Hydroponics EC Testing Automatic EC and pH testing and control Chapter 10 Nutritional Disorders Nutrition Management Diagnosing Nutritional Stress Nutritional Deficiencies Macronutrients: NPK Deficiencies and Toxicities Other Common Deficiencies and Toxicities Micronutrients What are the Most Common Symptoms? Key to Detecting Deficiencies and Toxicities Chapter 11 Nutrient Solution and Produce Nutrition Examples of Nutrient Solution Manipulation and Produce Nutrition Further reading and study More ebooks available Courses available