Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems : The International Symposium on Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems Held in Narita, Japan, August 26–29, 1996

__Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems__ provides overviews of the current trends and concepts in plant production in closed or semi-closed environments. The overviews reflect both the present and future challenges that face the agricultural industry and the methods and tools which will meet these challenges. __Plant Production in Closed____Ecosystems__ contains the full texts of the Special Lectures from the International Symposium on Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems, plus several contributed papers. The challenges which await the agricultural industry are diverse. This diversity is reflected in the topics that were covered in the special lectures given by experts in the field. These topics included: greenhouse horticulture, hydroponics, micropropagation, food production in space, environmental control, co-generation, controlled ecological life support systems (CELSS), and resource conservation. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Food Production in Greenhouses....Pages 1-14 Controlled Flowering of Herbaceous Perennial Plants....Pages 15-31 Greenhouse Thermal Environment and Light Control....Pages 33-47 The Present Status and Future Outlook of the Use of Natural Enemies and Pollinators in Protected Crops....Pages 49-65 R&D Research/Demonstration Greenhouse Using Methane Gas from a Landfill for Co-Generation....Pages 67-81 Nutrient Management in Closed Growing Systems for Greenhouse Production....Pages 83-102 Monitoring and Control of Water and Nutrient Supply in Closed Growing Systems....Pages 103-121 Recent Advances in Photoselective Films with Interference Effects....Pages 123-138 Greenhouse Technology for Saving the Earth in the 21st Century....Pages 139-152 Recent Advances in Environment Control in Micropropagation....Pages 153-169 Automation and Systems Analysis....Pages 171-187 Food Production in Space: Challenges and Perspectives....Pages 189-203 Concepts, Components, and Controls for a CELSS....Pages 205-223 Gas Turnover and Gas Conditions in Hermetically Closed Plant Production Systems....Pages 225-244 CELSS Research: Interaction between Space and Terrestrial Approaches in Plant Science....Pages 245-261 Biosphere 2: A Closed Bioregenerative Life Support System, an Analog for Long Duration Space Missions....Pages 263-277 Environmental Control for Plant Production in Space CELSS....Pages 279-296 Optimal Structure of Plant Conveyor for Human Life Support in a Closed Ecosystem “Bios-3”....Pages 297-304 Growth Monitoring of Green Vegetables Cultured in a Centrifuge Phytotron....Pages 305-319 Closed Plant Experiment Facility (CPEF) in Closed Ecology Experiment Facilities (CEEF) and Preliminary Studies on CPEF Operation....Pages 321-338 Back Matter....Pages 339-343

Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems provides overviews of the current trends and concepts in plant production in closed or semi-closed environments. The overviews reflect both the present and future challenges that face the agricultural industry and the methods and tools which will meet these challenges. Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems contains the full texts of the Special Lectures from the International Symposium on Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems, plus several contributed papers. The challenges which await the agricultural industry are diverse. This diversity is reflected in the topics that were covered in the special lectures given by experts in the field. These topics included: greenhouse horticulture, hydroponics, micropropagation, food production in space, environmental control, co-generation, controlled ecological life support systems (CELSS), and resource conservation.

The International Symposium on Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems held in Narita, Japan, August 26-29, 1996