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Title Good agricultural practices for greenhouse vegetable crops : principles for Mediterranean climate areas
Published Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (640 pages) : illustrations
Series FAO plant production and protection papers, 0259-2517 ; v. 217
FAO plant production and protection papers ; 217.
Contents Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- 1. Regional Working Group on Greenhouse Crop Production in the Mediterranean Region: History and development -- 2. Greenhouse site selection -- 3. Greenhouse design and covering materials -- 4. Greenhouse climate control and energy use -- 5. Choice of species and cultivars for protected cultivation -- 6. Water requirements and irrigation management in Mediterranean greenhouses: the case of the southeast coast of Spain
7. Protected cultivation for improving water-use efficiency of vegetable crops in the NENA region18. Microirrigation -- 9. Irrigation water quality for greenhouse horticulture -- 10. Soil fertility and plant nutrition -- 11. Growing media -- 12. Soilless culture -- 13. Quality of planting materials -- 14. Cultural practices -- 15. Integrated pest management and plant hygiene under protected cultivation -- 16. Integrated pest management -- 17. Integrated pest management and farmer education: FAO experiences from the Near East and the Maghreb
18. Harvest and post-harvest management19. Integrated preventive environmental strategy in greenhouse production -- 20. Product safety -- 21. Labelling and certification: integrated farm assurance with fruit and vegetable production
Summary Annotation This publication capitalizes on the experience of scientists from the North Africa and Near East countries, in collaboration with experts from around the world, specialized in the different aspects of greenhouse crop production. It provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the greenhouse production practices in use in Mediterranean climate areas that have helped diversify vegetable production and increase productivity. The publication is also meant to be used as a reference and tool for trainers and growers as well as other actors in the greenhouse vegetables value chain in this region
Notes Produced with a contribution of the Belgian Development Cooperation to FAO's Horticultural facility
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 10, 2014)
Subject Greenhouse gardening -- Mediterranean areas
Vegetable gardening -- Mediterranean areas
Greenhouses.
greenhouses.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
Greenhouse gardening
Greenhouses
Vegetable gardening
Form Electronic book
Author Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ISBN 9789251076507
9251076502