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Commercial Hydroponic
Gardening Books
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Hydroponic Food
Production
Sixth Edition (Resh)
The most concise textbook on hydroponic food production available. A comprehensive guide to soilless culture, the new sixth edition, published in 2001, is extensively new and updated with 450 photographs, drawings and tables plus directories, addresses, references, bibliography and a complete index.
This deluxe hardcover edition explains all facets of food production and hydroponic gardening. |
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A complete review of nutrients, mediums, plant varieties and techniques used for the commercial grower and advanced home hobbyist.
Topics include Plant Nutrition; The Nutrient Solution; The Medium; Water Culture; Nutrient Film Technique; Gravel Culture; Sand Culture; Sawdust Culture; Rockwool Culture; Other Soilless Cultures including peat, vermiculite, pumice, synthetic foams, coco coir, peatlite, rice hulls, perlite, slabs, bato buckets, sack culture; Tropical Hydroponics and Special Applications; Plant Culture and much, much more. Hardcover. 567 pages. |
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Order #HYDFOOPRO
Hydroponic Food Production
6th Edition
(Resh)
54.95 |
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Hydroponic Capsicum Production
(Morgan)
Is it capsicums or peppers; chilli or chili? I suppose it depends on what neck of the woods you come from. But we would all agree capsicums have dominated the spice trade since Columbus introduced them from Central America to Southern Europe in 1493; archeological evidence suggests even earlier than that. |
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Today, capsicums, peppers and chillies are still an important commercial vegetable and spice in terms of production and consumption - in North America they are the most highly valued winter fresh vegetables after the tomato. Capsaicin, the heat-producing compound found in peppers, is also highly valued in dried form for medical purposes to provide pain relief, among other uses.
Capsicums have also become an increasingly important commercial hydroponic crop, which is the basis for Dr Lynette Morgan's second book, Hydroponic Capsicum Production. Using hydroponic and protected cropping techniques, capsicums can be produced year-round, with the benefits of faster, cleaner production and a premium quality end-product.
This comprehensive book is designed to provide essential cultural information of a practical and scientific nature for existing and intending hydroponic capsicum growers. The text explores in detail the background and history of the capsicum species; propagation and disease control during germination and seedling development; crop establishment and training; hydroponic growing systems; nutritional requirements; the capsicum greenhouse; pest and diseases; physiological disorders such as cracking and sunscald; and postharvest and marketing.
A chapter on cultivar characteristics, flavours, pungency and colour is an interesting read for the grower, and the pepper purist. The author notes the pungency or heat factors in peppers are caused by the stimulation of pain receptors in the mouth. For this reason, human taste panels were used in 1912 to develop the 'Scoville Organoleptic Test', which is still used today as a measure of the heat in peppers. It is claimed that this test has its limitations in that the testing subject cannot be someone who regularly consumes hot chilli peppers. The author writes that the pungency of any chilli plant is influenced greatly by environmental conditions, with the concentrations of capsaicin increasing with plant stress factors, such as drought and high temperatures.
Illustrated throughout with coloured photographs and line drawings, Hydroponic Capsicum Production represents an essential handbook for hydroponic capsicum production. Its publication coincides with the recent introduction of new coloured capsicum varieties rich in Vitamin A and C, which have energised fresh produce markets at a premium price. 128 pages, softcover. |
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Order #HYDCAPPRO
Hydroponic Capsicum
Production
(Morgan)
34.95 |
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Hydroponic Lettuce Production
(Morgan)
The hydroponic production of lettuce has revolutionised the salad industry worldwide. Crops can be produced year round, with the benefits of faster, cleaner production and a premium quality end-product. |
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At the same time, newer varieties of lettuce, with improved colours and leaf shapes, have seen the market expand dramatically.
This book is designed to provide essential information of a practical and scientific nature for current and prospective hydroponic lettuce growers. While hydroponic salad crops are often seen as being easier to produce than fruiting crops, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, the degree of skill required to produce a quality product and effectively utilise hydroponic technology is still high. The text explores everything from the background physiology of the lettuce plant, to the details of growing systems and management, raising seedlings, selecting cultivars, nutrition, pests and diseases, and harvesting.
Hydroponic Lettuce Production represents an essential handbook for salad production in the 21st Century. 114 pages, softcover. |
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Order #HYDLETPRO
Hydroponic Lettuce
Production
(Morgan)
34.95 |
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El Cultivo Hidropónico
De Lechugas
(Morgan)
La producción hidropónica de lechugas ha revolucionado la industria de la ensalada en todo el mundo. Merced a esta nueva técnica las lechugas pueden cultivarse a lo largo de todo el año y, a la par, conseguir mayor rapidez y calidad en su producción. Asimismo, la hidroponía ha permitido cultivar nuevas variedades de lechuga, con distintas formas y colores, lo cual ha motivado una rápida expansión del mercado. |
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El presente libro ha sido escrito con el fin de suministrar a los productores de lechugas mediante hidroponía toda la información práctica y científica necesaria. A pesar de que el cultivo hidropónico de lechugas pueda parecer más sencillo que el cultivo de otras hortalizas, como pudieran ser el tomate o el pepino, en la práctica se requiere un alto nivel de conocimientos para obtener el máximo rendimiento de la hidroponía y conseguir un producto de calidad. Por ello, la presente obra versa sobre todos aquellos aspectos que configuran el cultivo hidropónico de lechugas, tales como el entorno fisiológico de la planta, los sistemas de producción y su funcionamiento, los métodos de siembra, los aspectos relativos a la nutrición, las pestes y enfermedades que la afectan y, por último, las técnicas de cosecha.
Se trata, sin duda alguna, de una obra esencial para mantenerse e iniciarse con éxito en la industria del siglo XXI. 114 pages, softcover. |
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Order #ELCULTIVO
El Cultivo Hidroponico
De Lechugas
(Morgan)
34.95 |
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Hydroponics
Questions & Answers
for Successful Growing
(Resh)
A practical Q & A Seminar offering the hands-on experience of a leading hydroponics grower, author and teacher. 287 questions with answers on topics such as plant nutrition; nutritional disorders; essential elements; sterilization methods; greenhouse site, water; backyard greenhouses; physiological disorders; irrigation methods; plant diseases and cures; European cucumbers; environmental needs; herbs; harvesting and storing; baby salad greens; marketing; lettuce and peppers; trends and future needs; tomatoes; and much, much more including an extensive glossary and index. |
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| Dr. Resh is also the author of Hydroponic Food Production, the essential book for thousands of growers, called the 'black letter' work for the world of hydroponics, a major reference for commercial growers and advanced home gardeners; and two other works for home gardeners: Hydroponic Home Food Gardens and Hydroponic Tomatoes for the Home Gardener. A hands-on hydroponic grower, he is also in world-wide demand as a consultant and speaker on systems design and crop development. 200 pages; soft-cover. |
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Order #HYDQASUCGRO
Hydroponics
Questions and Answers
For Successful Growing
(Resh)
13.95 |
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Hydroponic Tomato
Production (Ross)
A Practical Guide To Growing Tomatoes In Containers. For greenhouse growers and hobbyists alike, hydroponics has become recognised as a way of producing tomatoes with flavour. Hydroponic Tomato Production looks comprehensively at the range of soilless techniques available and how to manage them successfully.
Jack Ross compares different media, nutrient levels and irrigation regimes and includes the results of numerous experimental research trials into tomato cultivation. |
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| Chapter topics include the physiology of tomatoes, nutrient and pH requirements, growth factors, pests & diseases, harvesting and packaging also feature. The book includes a listing of 20 of the best tomato varieties for hydroponic production in containers, and how to grow them successfully. Soft cover. 207 pages. |
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Order #HYRDOTOMPRO
Hydroponic Tomato
Production
(Ross)
39.95 |
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The ABC of NFT (Cooper)
Dr. Allen Cooper devised the Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) and perfected its practical application through his research work at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute in the UK. The development of commercial NFT cropping enterprises around the world has been mainly due to the work contained in this visionary book. |
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| But even today, the full scope of Dr. Cooper's vision for NFT has not been fully explored. When first published in 1979, The ABC of NFT quickly established itself around the world as the "hydroponic NFT bible". Now reprinted, it remains the expert text on the practical application of the nutrient film technique in horticulture. Soft cover. 172 pages. |
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Order #ABCNFT
The ABC of NFT
(Cooper)
39.95 |
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Growing Edge
Hydroponic Solutions Volume 1
(Morgan/Peckenpaugh)
The Growing Edge presents "Hydroponic Solutions", the first volume in our question-and-answer series. We have compiled a selection of more than 250 questions that our panel of experts have answered, featuring a wide range of hydroponic growing tips. |
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| Topics include: hydroponic systems, greenhouse operations, media/materials, lighting, growing tips/fine-tuning for results, carbon dioxide, temperature control, nutrient solutions, tomatoes, strawberries, herbs, miscellaneous crops, and more. Get the solutions to your hydroponic questions directly from the experts! 130 pages, softcover. |
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Order #HYDSOL
Growing Edge
Hydroponic Solutions
Volume 1
19.95 |
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