1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910131632203321

Titolo

Horticultural reviews . Volume 43 / / edited by Jules Janick, Purdue University

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-119-10778-4

1-119-10776-8

1-119-10777-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Collana

Horticultural reviews ; ; volume 43

Disciplina

635.12398

Soggetti

Horticulture

Horticulture - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Horticultural Reviews: Volume 43; Contents; Contributors; Dedication: Chad E. Finn; Chapter 1: Light-Emitting Diodes in Horticulture; Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. Properties of Leds; A. What Are LEDs?; B. LEDs as a Horticultural Lighting System; C. LED Packaging; D. Wavebands of Interest; E. Performance Trends and Outlook; F. Misconceptions About LED Lighting; III. Design Considerations; A. General Design Requirements; B. Thermal Management; C. Control; 1. Warm-Up and Restrike Times; 2. ``Smart ́́Control Systems; D. LED Lighting Systems; 1. Intracanopy Lighting

2. Overhead Point Source3. Overhead Distributed Source; E. Strategies for Maximizing Life and Maintaining Output; IV. Historical Overview of Led Use in Horticulture; V. Summary of Plant Experiments in Space With Leds; VI. Horticultural Applications of Leds; A. Providing Photosynthetic Light for Young Ornamental Plants; 1. Introduction; 2. Supplemental Lighting; 3. Sole-Source Lighting; B. Photoperiodic Lighting with LEDs; 1. Historical Background; 2. Red and Far-Red Light; 3. Blue Light; 4. Green Light; 5. Growth Response Parameters; 6. Comparison of LEDs with Traditional Light Sources



C. Propagation of Vegetable Transplants Under LED Lighting1. Introduction and Brief History; 2. Improving Transplant Morphology with LED Lighting; 3. Improving Transplant Photosynthesis and Growth; 4. Considerations in Evaluating Electric Lighting for Greenhouses; 5. LEDs for Sole-Source Lighting of Vegetable Transplants; D. LED Applications for Indoor Crop Production; 1. Full-Coverage Sole-Source Lighting; 2. Targeted Close-Canopy Lighting; E. LED Applications for Greenhouse Vegetable Crop Production; 1. Current Standard; 2. Sole-Source Lighting Pretreatments; 3. Supplemental Lighting

4. Current Status and ChallengesF. The Potential of LEDs to Enhance Produce Quality; 1. Strawberry; 2. Salad and Microgreens; 3. Tomato; 4. Postharvest; 5. Summary; VII. Led Lighting and Plant Health; A. Physiological Disorders; B. Insect Pests; VIII. Leds and Light Pollution; A. Control of Spectral Output; B. High Light Intensity; C. High-Resolution Control; IX. Led Light Distribution Issues; X. Led Environmental and Health Issues; A. Disposal; B. Optical Safety for LEDs; XI. Adoption of Led Technology By Horticultural Industries; A. Economics; B. Evolution of Design and Industry

XII. The Future of Plant Applications for LedsA. Improvements in Technology; B. Improved Use of Light to Achieve Specific Horticultural Goals; Literature Cited; Chapter 2: Chayote: Pre-Columbian Origins and Dispersal; I. Introduction; II. Botany and Horticulture; A. Taxonomy; B. Ecology and Distribution; C. Morphology; D. Horticulture; E. Uses; 1. Food; 2. Medicinal; 3. Gastronomy; III. Linguistic History of Chayote; A. Uto-Aztecan; 1. Core Nahua (ASJP date 491 CE;  Kaufman 900 CE); B. Mayan; 1. K'ichean-Mamean (ASJP date 351 CE;  Kaufman 1400 BCE); 2. Cholan-Tzeltalan (ASJP date 568 CE

Kaufman 100 CE)



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004149599707536

Autore

Raspe, Rudolf Erich

Titolo

Le avventure del barone di Munchausen / Rudolf Erich Raspe ; illustrate da Gustave Doré ; introduzione di Pietro Citati ; traduzione di Maria Luisa Agosti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Rizzoli, 1993

ISBN

8817151874

Descrizione fisica

157 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Collana

Superclassici

Altri autori (Persone)

Doré, Gustave

Citati, Pietro

Agosti Castellani, Maria Luisa

Disciplina

833.6

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777859803321

Titolo

The literature of ancient Egypt : an anthology of stories, instructions, stelae, autobiographies, and poetry / / edited and with an introduction by William Kelly Simpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, Conn. ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-281-72184-0

9786611721848

0-300-12856-8

Edizione

[3rd ed /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 598 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SimpsonWilliam Kelly

RitnerRobert Kriech <1953->

Disciplina

893.108

Soggetti

Egyptian literature

Egypt Literary collections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1973.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. NARRATIVES AND TALES OF MIDDLE EGYPTIAN LITERATURE -- II. LATE EGYPTIAN STORIES -- III. INSTRUCTIONS, LAMENTATIONS, AND DIALOGUES -- IV. FROM THE RELIGIOUS LITERATURE -- V. SONGS AND ROYAL HYMNS -- VI. ROYAL STELAE -- VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES -- VIII. SCRIBAL TRADITIONS -- IX. DEMOTIC LITERATURE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

The latest edition of this highly praised anthology of ancient Egyptian literature offers fresh translations of all the texts as well as some twenty-five new entries, including writings from the late literature of the Demotic period at the end of classical Egyptian history. The book also includes an extensive bibliography. Praise for the earlier editions: "An elegant, easily readable, and most serviceable volume."-K. A. Kitchen, Journal of Near Eastern Studies "A reliable rendering of the Egyptian text that can be useful to students of Egyptology and provide the layman with delightful reading material."-Mordechai Gilula, Cultura