New Insight for Vegetable Growing in Protected Structure
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Vegetable Production Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 5542
Special Issue Editor
Interests: vegetable cultivation; physiology and ecology; cropping system; cucumber; tomato; garlic
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Dear Colleagues,
Growing vegetables in protected structures is very different from growing them in the open field. To improve vegetable production in protected structures, it is necessary to manage not only environment factors but also crop growth, development, yield, and quality. Among the environment factors involved, light is the leading factor that affects both other environment factors, such as temperature and huimidity, and plant growth through light intensity, quality, and duration. The temperature in protected structures changes sharply and crops often face both low and high levels of temperature stress. Similar to temperature, the relative humidity in protected structures is often high, which may induce infectious diseases and cause stress to some vegetable crops. Atmospheric gases, especially carbon dioxde, affect plant growth, resperation, photosynthesis, and so on. Atmosphere and soil biology, both benefical and harmful, effect the same eco-system as vegetable crops. The management of water and nutrients in soil and vegetable plants in protected structures must be constantly improved along with the development of the vegetable industry. The investigation of the effects of these biological factors on vegetable crops and of breeding and cultivar selection for vegetable production in protected structures will provide new insights into growing vegetables in protected structures.
Prof. Dr. Zhihui Cheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vegetables in protected structures
- growing model
- plant management
- environment management
- soil management
- biology management
- breeding and cultivar selection
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