Plant Factory Basics, Applications, and Advances takes the reader from an overview of the need for and potential of plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs) in enhancing food production and security to the latest advances and benefits of this agriculture environment. Edited by leading experts Toyoki Kozai, Genhua Niu, and Joseph Masabni, this book aims to provide a platform of PFAL technology and science, including ideas on its extensive business and social applications towards the next-generation PFALs.
The book is presented in four parts: Introduction, Basics, Applications, and Advanced Research. Part 1 covers why PFALs are necessary for urban areas, how they can contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and a definition of PFAL in relation to the term "indoor vertical farm." Part 2 presents SI units and radiometric, photometric, and photonmetric quantities, types, components, and performance of LED luminaires, hydroponics and aquaponics, and plant responses to the growing environment in PFALs. Part 3 describes the indexes and definition of various productivity aspects of PFAL, provides comparisons of the productivity of the past and the present operation of any given PFALs, and compares PFALs with one another from the productivity standpoint by applying the common indexes. Part 4 describes the advances in lighting and their effects on plant growth, breeding of indoor and outdoor crops, production of fruiting vegetables and head vegetables, and concluding with a focus on a human-centered perspective of urban agriculture.
Providing real-world insights and experience, Plant Factory Basics, Applications, and Advances is the ideal resource for those seeking to take the next step in understanding and applying PFAL concepts.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction: why plant factories with artificial lighting are necessary - p. Page viii 2. Chapter 2 : Terms related to PFALs - p. Page 9 3. Chapter 3 : Role and characteristics of PFALs - p. Page 22 4. Chapter 4 : Contribution of PFALs to the sustainable development goals and beyond - p. Page 54 5. Chapter 5 : Photonmetric quantities and their application - p. Page 78 6. Chapter 6 : LED product terminology and performance description of LED luminaires - p. Page 99 7. Chapter 7 : Photon efficacy in horticulture: turning LED packages into LED luminaires - p. Page 113 8. Chapter 8 : Balances and use efficiencies of CO2, water, and energy - p. Page 127 9. Chapter 9 : Hydroponics - p. Page 147 10. Chapter 10 : Aquaponics - p. Page 165 11. Chapter 11 : Plant responses to the environment - p. Page 180 12. Chapter 12 : Productivity: definition and application - p. Page 190 13. Chapter 13 : How to integrate and to optimize productivity - p. Page 216 14. Chapter 14 : Emerging economics and profitability of PFALs - p. Page 248 15. Chapter 15 : Business model and cost performance of mini-plant factory in downtown - p. Page 268 16. Chapter 16 : Indoor production of tomatoes - p. Page 292 17. Chapter 17 : Toward an optimal spectrum for photosynthesis and plant morphology in LED-based crop cultivation - p. Page 305 18. Chapter 18 : Indoor lighting effects on plant nutritional compounds - p. Page 323 19. Chapter 19 : Indoor production of ornamental seedlings, vegetable transplants, and microgreens - p. Page 346 20. Chapter 20 : Molecular breeding of miraculin-accumulating tomatoes with suitable traits for cultivation in plant factories with artificial lightings and the optimization of cultivation methods - p. Page 371 21. Chapter 21 : Environmental control of PFALs - p. Page 389 22. Chapter 22 : Human-centered perspective on urban agriculture - p. Page 399 23. Chapter 23 : Toward commercial production of head vegetables in plant factories with artificial lighting - p. Page 411 24. Chapter 24 : Concluding remarks - p. Page 433 25. Index - p. Page 437
Plant Factory Basics, Applications, and Advances takes the reader from an overview of the need for and potential of plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs) in enhancing food production and security to the latest advances and benefits of this agriculture environment. Edited by leading experts Toyoki Kozai, Genhua Niu, and Joseph Masabni, this book aims to provide a platform of PFAL technology and science, including ideas on its extensive business and social applications towards the next-generation PFALs.
The book is presented in four parts: Introduction, Basics, Applications, and Advanced Research. Part 1 covers why PFALs are necessary for urban areas, how they can contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and a definition of PFAL in relation to the term "indoor vertical farm." Part 2 presents SI units and radiometric, photometric, and photonmetric quantities, types, components, and performance of LED luminaires, hydroponics and aquaponics, and plant responses to the growing environment in PFALs. Part 3 describes the indexes and definition of various productivity aspects of PFAL, provides comparisons of the productivity of the past and the present operation of any given PFALs, and compares PFALs with one another from the productivity standpoint by applying the common indexes. Part 4 describes the advances in lighting and their effects on plant growth, breeding of indoor and outdoor crops, production of fruiting vegetables and head vegetables, and concluding with a focus on a human-centered perspective of urban agriculture.
Providing real-world insights and experience, Plant Factory Basics, Applications, and Advances is the ideal resource for those seeking to take the next step in understanding and applying PFAL concepts.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction: why plant factories with artificial lighting are necessary - p. Page viii 2. Chapter 2 : Terms related to PFALs - p. Page 9 3. Chapter 3 : Role and characteristics of PFALs - p. Page 22 4. Chapter 4 : Contribution of PFALs to the sustainable development goals and beyond - p. Page 54 5. Chapter 5 : Photonmetric quantities and their application - p. Page 78 6. Chapter 6 : LED product terminology and performance description of LED luminaires - p. Page 99 7. Chapter 7 : Photon efficacy in horticulture: turning LED packages into LED luminaires - p. Page 113 8. Chapter 8 : Balances and use efficiencies of CO2, water, and energy - p. Page 127 9. Chapter 9 : Hydroponics - p. Page 147 10. Chapter 10 : Aquaponics - p. Page 165 11. Chapter 11 : Plant responses to the environment - p. Page 180 12. Chapter 12 : Productivity: definition and application - p. Page 190 13. Chapter 13 : How to integrate and to optimize productivity - p. Page 216 14. Chapter 14 : Emerging economics and profitability of PFALs - p. Page 248 15. Chapter 15 : Business model and cost performance of mini-plant factory in downtown - p. Page 268 16. Chapter 16 : Indoor production of tomatoes - p. Page 292 17. Chapter 17 : Toward an optimal spectrum for photosynthesis and plant morphology in LED-based crop cultivation - p. Page 305 18. Chapter 18 : Indoor lighting effects on plant nutritional compounds - p. Page 323 19. Chapter 19 : Indoor production of ornamental seedlings, vegetable transplants, and microgreens - p. Page 346 20. Chapter 20 : Molecular breeding of miraculin-accumulating tomatoes with suitable traits for cultivation in plant factories with artificial lightings and the optimization of cultivation methods - p. Page 371 21. Chapter 21 : Environmental control of PFALs - p. Page 389 22. Chapter 22 : Human-centered perspective on urban agriculture - p. Page 399 23. Chapter 23 : Toward commercial production of head vegetables in plant factories with artificial lighting - p. Page 411 24. Chapter 24 : Concluding remarks - p. Page 433 25. Index - p. Page 437
