Vegetables and Ornamentals Growing Systems

Introduction 1.1. Vegetables growing systems: protected and open field cultivations 1.2. Idiffusion and importance of protected cultivation in Italy 1.3. Classification of protected cultivations 2. Greenhouse structures and forms 2.1. Cover materials 2.2. Energy balance in greenhouse and heating power estimation 2.3. Spectra of solar radiation 3. Temperature management 3.1. Cooling and heating systems 3.2. Greenhouse and environment control 4. Irrigation management 4.1. Evaluation of water needs 4.2. Greenhouse irrigation methods 4.3. Water quality 5. Hydroponics system 5.1. Substrates 5.2. Chemical and physical proprieties of substrates 5.3. Open and closed systems 5.4. Nutrient solution management 5.5. Sterilization of ricirculation solution 6. Plant growth regulators 6.1. Rooting treatments 6.2. Flowering 6.3. Fruit set improvement 7. Vegetables 7.1. Vegetables growing systems 8. Strategies for improving quality in greenhouse 8.1. Nitrates control in vegetables 8.2. Herbaceous grafting 8.3. Greenhouse pollination 9. Botanic characteristics, temperature, nutritional needs and growing techniques of the most important crops. 10. Flowering and ornamental growing systems 10.1. Ornamental plants that can be used in shade environments 10.2. Ornamental plants that can be used in limited water availability 10.3. Ornamental Shrubs that can be used in pollutant environments with heavy metals 10.4. Identification of ornamental plants with different sensitivity to salinity 10.5. Ornamental plants with limited mineral nutritional needs.