Author: W. F Gericke
Publisher: Benson Press
Keywords: gardening, soilless
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1406770647
ISBN-13: 9781406770643

SOILLESS GARDENING by W. F. GERICKE PUTNAM LONDON 42 Great Russell Street, W. C. I. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO MY W1FK WHOSE UNFALTERING FAITH IN THE ULTIMATE REALIZATION OF CROP PRO DUCTION WITHOUT SOIL WAS A GREAT HELP IN ESTABLISHING HYDROPONICS. HYDROPONICS was really the second name to be applied to the science of soilless gardening. The first was aquicul ture, chosen because of its analogy to agriculture. Later it was found that this word had already been used in another connection and so could not be employed again. Hydro ponics was then selected because of its parallel relationship with

Author: J. Benton Jones Jr.
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: grower, soilless, guide, practical, hydroponics
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 2004-12-29
List price: $94.95
ISBN-10: 0849331676
ISBN-13: 9780849331671

Revolutionary hydroponic/soilless advances are being achieved by efficiently improving results with the application of new concepts, methods, and equipment. The new edition of a bestseller, Hydroponics: A Practical Guide for the Soilless Grower has been revised to reflect these advances with new chapters that provide essential information on greenhouse design, function, and methods for crop production and management. With approximately 40% additional material in the second edition, the book is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive guide.The second edition begins with the concepts of how plants gro

Authors:Michael Raviv, J. Heinrich Lieth,
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: practice, theory, culture, soilless
Number of Pages: 500
Published: 2007-12-31
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0444529756
ISBN-13: 9780444529756

Plant 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 affect plant