New Technology for Growing Vegetables in Plastic Greenhouse (Revised Version)

Author: Zhu Zhifang et al
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Publish Date: 2005-01-07
Features: This book is organized and compiled by experts from Beijing, Shenyang, and Dalian of the Vegetable and Flower Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Since its publication, it has sold over 340,000 copies and was ranked as one of the most favorite science popularization books for rural youth in 1997. This revision gathers the latest equipment, new varieties, and technologies in vegetable production both domestically and internationally, including: the structure, covering materials, equipment, and technical requirements of greenhouses and various types of plastic large, medium, and small sheds; vegetable varieties suitable for facility cultivation, some vegetable varieties introduced from Japan, special and rare vegetable varieties, as well as the cultivation techniques for these varieties; seedling raising, land preparation, and fertilization techniques for facility cultivation (including carbon dioxide fertilization techniques); multi-layer covering insulation, energy-saving, and temperature control techniques for facility cultivation; irrigation techniques, grafting techniques, soilless cultivation techniques, and post-harvest processing techniques for commercial vegetables. It is suitable for reading by rural and military personnel engaged in greenhouse and plastic shed vegetable production, as well as agricultural school teachers and students.