Greenhouse Operation and Management

This guide to the establishment of commercial greenhouses is updated to include the changes that have occurred in floriculture in recent years, including nutriculture systems of nutrient film techniques (NFT), use of rockwool, ebb and flow for pot and budding plant production, the reversal of day and night temperatures in controlling plant height (DIF), integrated pest management and biological control. The book provides information on greenhouse management principles, marketing, pest control, greenhouse construction and economical heating, together with guidelines on the handling of crops during and after harvest.