LEADER 05288nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910822257003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-11219-4 010 $a9786611112196 010 $a0-08-055642-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000403957 035 $a(EBL)328584 035 $a(OCoLC)437197023 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000248251 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218927 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248251 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10200845 035 $a(PQKB)11127559 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL328584 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10204210 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL111219 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC328584 035 $a(PPN)240177541 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000403957 100 $a20070821d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSoilless culture$b[electronic resource] $etheory and practice /$fMichael Raviv, J. Heinrich Lieth 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aLondon $cElsevier$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (625 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-444-63697-8 311 $a0-444-52975-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Soilless Culture: Theory and Practice; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Significance of Soilless Culture in Agriculture; 1.1 Historical Facets of Soilless Production; 1.2 Hydroponics; 1.3 Soilless Production Agriculture; References; Chapter 2 Functions of the Root System; 2.1 The Functions of the Root System; 2.2 Depth of Root Penetration; 2.3 Water Uptake; 2.4 Response of Root Growth to Local Nutrient Concentrations; 2.4.1 Nutrient Uptake; 2.4.2 Root Elongation and P Uptake; 2.4.3 Influence of N Form and Concentration 327 $a2.5 Interactions Between Environmental Conditions and Form of N Nutrition2.5.1 Temperature and Root Growth; 2.5.2 Role of Ca in Root Elongation; 2.5.3 Light Intensity; 2.5.4 pH; 2.5.5 Urea; 2.5.6 Mycorrhiza-Root Association; 2.6 Roots as Source and Sink for Organic Compounds and Plant Hormones; 2.6.1 Hormone Activity; References; Further Readings; Chapter 3 Physical Characteristics of Soilless Media; 3.1 Physical Properties of Soilless Media; 3.1.1 Bulk Density; 3.1.2 Particle Size Distribution; 3.1.3 Porosity; 3.1.4 Pore Distribution; 3.2 Water Content and Water Potential in Soilless Media 327 $a3.2.1 Water Content3.2.2 Capillarity, Water Potential and its Components; 3.2.3 Water Retention Curve and Hysteresis; 3.3 Water Movement in Soilless Media; 3.3.1 Flow in Saturated Media; 3.3.2 Flow in an Unsaturated Media; 3.3.3 Richards Equation, Boundary and Initial Conditions; 3.3.4 Wetting and Redistribution of Water in Soilless Media - Container Capacity; 3.4 Uptake of Water by Plants in Soilless Media and Water Availability; 3.4.1 Root Water Uptake; 3.4.2 Modelling Root Water Uptake; 3.4.3 Determining Momentary and Daily Water Uptake Rate 327 $a3.4.4 Roots Uptake Distribution Within Growing Containers3.4.5 Water Availability vs. Atmospheric Demand; 3.5 Solute Transport in Soilless Media; 3.5.1 Transport Mechanisms - Diffusion, Dispersion, Convection; 3.5.2 Convection-Dispersion Equation; 3.5.3 Adsorption - Linear and Non-linear; 3.5.4 Non-equilibrium Transport - Physical and Chemical Non-equilibria; 3.5.5 Modelling Root Nutrient Uptake - Single-root and Root-system; 3.6 Gas Transport in Soilless Media; 3.6.1 General Concepts; 3.6.2 Mechanisms of Gas Transport; 3.6.3 Modelling Gas Transport in Soilless Media; References 327 $aChapter 4 Irrigation in Soilless Production4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Water Movement in Plants; 4.1.2 Water Potential; 4.1.3 The Root Zone; 4.1.4 Water Quality; 4.2 Root Zone Moisture Dynamics; 4.2.1 During an Irrigation Event; 4.2.2 Between Irrigation Events; 4.2.3 Prior to an Irrigation Event; 4.3 Irrigation Objectives and Design Characteristics; 4.3.1 Capacity; 4.3.2 Uniformity; 4.4 Irrigation Delivery Systems; 4.4.1 Overhead Systems; 4.4.2 Surface Systems; 4.4.3 Subsurface; 4.5 Irrigation System Control Methods; 4.5.1 Occasional Irrigation; 4.5.2 Pulse Irrigation 327 $a4.5.3 High Frequency Irrigation 330 $aPlant production in hydroponics and soilless culture is rapidly expanding throughout the world, raising a great interest in the scientific community. For the first time in an authoritative reference book, authors cover both theoretical and practical aspects of hydroponics (growing plants without the use of soil). This reference book covers the state-of-the-art in this area, while offering a clear view of supplying plants with nutrients other than soil. Soilless Culture provides the reader with an understanding of the properties of the various soiless media and how these properties affec 606 $aHydroponics 606 $aHorticulture 615 0$aHydroponics. 615 0$aHorticulture. 676 $a631.585 700 $aRaviv$b Michael$01656276 701 $aLieth$b Johann Heinrich$f1955-$01656277 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822257003321 996 $aSoilless culture$94009041 997 $aUNINA