Transplant Production in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Transplant Production in Closed System for Solving the Global ... Conservation, Food, Resources and Energy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792365941 ISBN 13: 9780792365945

Publisher: Springer, 2000

Synopsis

We are facing global issues concerning environmental pollution and shortages of food, feed, phytomass (plant biomass) and natural resources, which will become more serious in the forthcoming decades. To solve these issues, immeasurable numbers of various plants and huge amounts of phytomass are required every year for food, feed and for the improvement of amenities, the environment and our quality of life. Increased phytomass is also required as alternative raw material for producing bio-energy, biodegradable plastics and many other plant-originated industrial products. Only by using phytomass as a reproducible energy source and raw material, instead of fossil fuels and atomic power, we can save natural resources and minimize environmental pollution. To increase phytomass globally, we need billions of quality transplants (small plants) to be grown yearly, in the field or in the greenhouse, under various environmental conditions. However, these high quality transplants can be produced only under carefully controlled, rather than variable environment al conditions. Recent research has shown that the closed transplant production system requires considerably small amounts of electricity, water, fertilizer, CO) and pesticide to produce value-added transplants as scheduled with minimum release of environmental pollutants and minimum loss of transplants. The closed or closed-type transplant production system is defined as a transplant production system covered with opaque walls with minimized or controlled ventilation rates, using artificial lighting. With this system, photoperiod, light intensity and quality, air temperature, humidity, CO) concentration and air current speed can be controlled as desired.

About this title

Synopsis:

This study is focused on transplant production in closed systems. Many of the authors are acknowledged as experts in their designated research area, and the book covers both biological and engineering aspects of transplant production, It represents an integration of multidisciplinary technologies and knowledge. A book entitled "Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems" published in 1997 covers similar topics, but "Transplant Production in the 21st Century" focuses on providing updated information and newer concepts for a closed system that is suitable for transplant production in the 21st century. It includes additional information related to biotechnology/micropropagation and micro-environmental analysis/control.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0792365941
• ISBN 13: 9780792365945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Kubota Chieri, Changhoo Chun