Next-Generation Greenhouses for Food Security

• Other Authors: Shamshiri, Redmond R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2021
• Subjects: Plant ecology; computational fluid dynamics, internet of things, photosynthesis, energy balance, crop, hydroponics
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Modern greenhouse technology has revolutionized the food supply chain scenario over the past 40 years. Closed-field cultivation by means of agri-cubes, plant factories, vertical farming structures, and roof-top solar greenhouses has become the backbone of sustainable agriculture for producing all-ye...