Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops

Protected cultivation, also known as controlled environment agriculture or greenhouse cultivation, is a modern agricultural practice used to grow horticultural crops under controlled environmental conditions. This method provides several advantages, including protection from adverse weather, pests,...

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description Protected cultivation, also known as controlled environment agriculture or greenhouse cultivation, is a modern agricultural practice used to grow horticultural crops under controlled environmental conditions. This method provides several advantages, including protection from adverse weather, pests, and diseases, as well as the ability to optimize growing conditions for maximum crop yield and quality. It typically utilizes greenhouse structures that allow growers to control various environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, and CO2 levels, maintaining ideal conditions for plant growth. This cultivation method is suitable for various horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental plants, enabling year-round production, disease and pest management, extended growing seasons, improved crop quality, and prolonged post-harvest freshness.At present, the protected cultivation of horticultural crops has evolved significantly, with a strong emphasis on sustainability.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1651052025-08-12T08:02:07Z Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops Jiang, Weijie Zhang, Wenna Serratia marcescens cucumber pepper microbial community seedlings growth irrigation water-heating system Chinese solar greenhouse warm-water irrigation lettuce Fragaria x ananassa Duch. shading agrivoltaics crop performance total phenolic content antioxidant activity temperature melon healing process anatomical sugar tomato night-time supplemental light yield signal economic returns fruit quality light and temperature simulation model TEP ascorbic acid ion homeostasis osmotic balance salt stress chronic kidney disease (CKD) hyperkalemia soilless culture potassium utilization efficiency (KUE) tolerance to low-potassium (LK) stress cooling light use efficiency semi-closed greenhouse summer cropping phytochemical enhancement light spectrum manipulation biomass allocation Ocimum basilicum controlled environment agriculture photosynthesis thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences Protected cultivation, also known as controlled environment agriculture or greenhouse cultivation, is a modern agricultural practice used to grow horticultural crops under controlled environmental conditions. This method provides several advantages, including protection from adverse weather, pests, and diseases, as well as the ability to optimize growing conditions for maximum crop yield and quality. It typically utilizes greenhouse structures that allow growers to control various environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, and CO2 levels, maintaining ideal conditions for plant growth. This cultivation method is suitable for various horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental plants, enabling year-round production, disease and pest management, extended growing seasons, improved crop quality, and prolonged post-harvest freshness.At present, the protected cultivation of horticultural crops has evolved significantly, with a strong emphasis on sustainability. 2025-08-12T08:02:05Z 2025-08-12T08:02:05Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T095121_9783725831524_54 9783725831524 9783725831517 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165105 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/10548 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3151-7 10.3390/books978-3-7258-3151-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725831524 9783725831517 162 open access
spellingShingle Serratia marcescens
cucumber
pepper
microbial community
seedlings growth
irrigation water-heating system
Chinese solar greenhouse
warm-water irrigation
lettuce
Fragaria x ananassa Duch.
shading
agrivoltaics
crop performance
total phenolic content
antioxidant activity
temperature
melon
healing process
anatomical
sugar
tomato
night-time supplemental light
yield
signal
economic returns
fruit quality
light and temperature
simulation model
TEP
ascorbic acid
ion homeostasis
osmotic balance
salt stress
chronic kidney disease (CKD)
hyperkalemia
soilless culture
potassium utilization efficiency (KUE)
tolerance to low-potassium (LK) stress
cooling
light use efficiency
semi-closed greenhouse
summer cropping
phytochemical enhancement
light spectrum manipulation
biomass allocation
Ocimum basilicum
controlled environment agriculture
photosynthesis
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
title Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
title_full Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
title_fullStr Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
title_full_unstemmed Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
title_short Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
title_sort protected cultivation of horticultural crops
topic Serratia marcescens
cucumber
pepper
microbial community
seedlings growth
irrigation water-heating system
Chinese solar greenhouse
warm-water irrigation
lettuce
Fragaria x ananassa Duch.
shading
agrivoltaics
crop performance
total phenolic content
antioxidant activity
temperature
melon
healing process
anatomical
sugar
tomato
night-time supplemental light
yield
signal
economic returns
fruit quality
light and temperature
simulation model
TEP
ascorbic acid
ion homeostasis
osmotic balance
salt stress
chronic kidney disease (CKD)
hyperkalemia
soilless culture
potassium utilization efficiency (KUE)
tolerance to low-potassium (LK) stress
cooling
light use efficiency
semi-closed greenhouse
summer cropping
phytochemical enhancement
light spectrum manipulation
biomass allocation
Ocimum basilicum
controlled environment agriculture
photosynthesis
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
topic_facet Serratia marcescens
cucumber
pepper
microbial community
seedlings growth
irrigation water-heating system
Chinese solar greenhouse
warm-water irrigation
lettuce
Fragaria x ananassa Duch.
shading
agrivoltaics
crop performance
total phenolic content
antioxidant activity
temperature
melon
healing process
anatomical
sugar
tomato
night-time supplemental light
yield
signal
economic returns
fruit quality
light and temperature
simulation model
TEP
ascorbic acid
ion homeostasis
osmotic balance
salt stress
chronic kidney disease (CKD)
hyperkalemia
soilless culture
potassium utilization efficiency (KUE)
tolerance to low-potassium (LK) stress
cooling
light use efficiency
semi-closed greenhouse
summer cropping
phytochemical enhancement
light spectrum manipulation
biomass allocation
Ocimum basilicum
controlled environment agriculture
photosynthesis
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
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