Soilless Culture - Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops

InTech, 2015. - 172 p. - ISBN 978-953-51-1739-1 Soilless Culture - Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops provides useful information on the techniques of growing horticultural crops using either inert organic or inorganic substrates and also on use of substrates consisting locally available and inexpensive materials with adequate physical and chemical properties. The contents mainly includes influence of different substrates on horticultural crops grown under soilless culture, production of vegetables and ornamental crops in water shortage area, comparative evaluation of commercial inert substrate used for growing high value horticultural crops. In this book, interesting researches from around the world are brought together to produce a resource for teachers, researcher, and advanced students of biological science. Influence of Soilless Culture Substrate on Improvement of Yield and Produce Quality of Horticultural Crops Design and Preparation of Nutrient Solution Used for Soilless Culture of Horticultural Crops Growing Substrates Alternative to Peat for Ornamental Plants Simple Substrate Culture in Arid Lands Effect of Different Growing Substrates on Physiological Processes, Productivity and Quality of Tomato in Soilless Culture Key Irrigation Technologies and Substrate Choice for Soilless Potted Flowers in Greenhouses Soilless Culture - Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops provides useful information on the techniques of growing horticultural crops using either inert organic or inorganic substrates and also on use of substrates consisting locally available and inexpensive materials with adequate physical and chemical properties. The contents mainly includes influence of different substrates on horticultural crops grown under soilless culture, production of vegetables and ornamental crops in water shortage area, comparative evaluation of commercial inert substrate used for growing high value horticultural crops. In this book, interesting researches from around the world are brought together to produce a resource for teachers, researcher, and advanced students of biological science. (Qulle: http://www.intechopen.com/books/soilless-culture-use-of-substrates-for-the-production-of-quality-horticultural-crops 14.08.2015)