List price   € 206   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners   N. Castilla, O. van Kooten, S. Sase, J.F. Meneses, W.H. Schnitzler, E. van Os  Editors   N. Castilla, O. van Kooten, S. Sase, J.F. Meneses, W.H. Schnitzler, E. van Os  Publication date   28 February 2012  ISBN   978-90-66057-24-1  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   126  Volumes   2  Place   Lisbon, Portugal  Online articles: GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR PEOPLE (G.A. Giacomelli, S. Sase, R. Cramer, J. Hoogeboom, A. MacKenzie, K. Parbst, G. Scarascia-Mugnozza, P. Selina, D.A. Sharp, J.O. Voogt, P.A. van Weel, D. Mears) ZINEG - THE LOW ENERGY GREENHOUSE: AN INNOVATIVE GREENHOUSE WITH NEW CLIMATE CONTROL STRATEGIES SUPPORTED BY PHYTOMONITORING DATA (G. Akyazi, H.-J. Tantau) GREENHOUSE WITH A CPV SYSTEM BASED ON NIR REFLECTING LAMELLAE (P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, B.A.J. van Tuijl, H. Janssen , G.P.A. Bot) MODEL STUDY ON APPLICABILITY OF A SEMI CLOSED GREENHOUSE CONCEPT IN ALMERIA: EFFECTS ON GREENHOUSE CLIMATE, CROP YIELD AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY (A. van 't Ooster, W. van Ieperen, P. Kalaitzoglou) VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS IN THE SEMI-CLOSED GREENHOUSES: OCCURRENCE AND EFFECTS (T. Qian, J.A. Dieleman, A. Elings, A. de Gelder, O. van Kooten, L.F.M. Marcelis) RECIRCULATION AQUACULTURE SYSTEM (RAS) WITH TILAPIA IN A HYDROPONIC SYSTEM WITH TOMATOES (N. Vergote, J. Vermeulen) PHOTOVOLTAIC GREENHOUSES, NON-SENSE OR A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GREENHOUSE SYSTEMS? (C. Poncet, M.M. Muller, R. Brun , H. Fatnassi) USE OF UREA-DERIVED AMMONIUM LOADED ZEOLITES IN ZEOPONIC CULTIVATION (A.B. Pisanu, F. Chessa, S. Meloni, N. Fadda, M. Vacca, F. Sanna , M. Corda ) RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION: TOWARDS THE GREENHOUSE WITH ZERO EMISSIONS (C. Stanghellini, J.I. Montero) WATER USE EFFICIENCY WITH RAPID WATERING OF POTTED PLANTS ON FLOODED FLOORS (M.P.N. Gent, W.H. Elmer, R.J. McAvoy) RESPONSE OF RHAMNUS ALATERNUS TO FIVE SHADING LEVELS (J. Miralles, R. Espín, S. Bañón, J.J. Martínez-Sánchez) A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO OPTIMISE FERTIGATION MANAGEMENT IN GREENHOUSE CROPS (L. Incrocci, D. Massa , A. Pardossi, L. Bacci, P. Battista, B. Rapi , M. Romani ) GREENHOUSE ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR ROSE PRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF PORTUGAL: IMPORTANCE OF SET-POINTS DEFINITION AND ENERGY USED (F.J. Baptista, E. San Jose, A.C. Guimarães , L.M. Navas, J.F. Meneses ) LOCAL OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL STORAGE FOR GREENHOUSES: REDUCTION OF ENERGY INPUT AND IMPROVEMENT OF INNER CLIMATE (P. Kalaitzoglou , C. Stanghellini, A. van ¿t Ooster) PROTECTED CULTIVATION IN PORTUGAL: AN INVESTMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY? (J.M. Costa, M.G. Palha, M.E. Ferreira , A. Vargues, D.P.F. Almeida) TOMATO YIELD, NITROGEN UPTAKE AND USE EFFICIENCY IN RELATION TO NITROGEN FERTILIZATION LEVELS (F. Giuffrida, C. Cassaniti, D. Scuderi, E. Caturano , C. Leonardi) USE OF SOME MICROORGANISMS AS BIO-FERTILIZERS IN SOILLESS GROWN SQUASH FOR SAVING CHEMICAL NUTRIENTS (H.Y. Dasgan, G. Aydoner , M. Akyol) USE OF SHORT DURATION PARTIAL ROOT DRYING (PRD) IN SOILLESS GROWN CUCUMBER BY 35% DEFICIT IRRIGATION (H.Y. Dasgan , S. Kusvuran, C. Kirda) THE ECOLOGICAL APPROACH OF GREENHOUSE AGRO-ECOSYSTEM: PRACTICAL INTEREST FOR IPM (C. Poncet, L. Mailleret, N. Desneux, M.M. Muller, A. Bout, R. Brun, J. Pizzol, R. Boll, C. Bresch, P. Parolin , H. Fatnassi) COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR FRUIT SET IN GREENHOUSE ZUCCHINI (CUCURBITA PEPO L.) (J.C. Gázquez, D.E. Meca, J.C. López, E.J. Baeza , J.J. Pérez-Parra ) USE OF DECISION RULES TO MANAGE IPM ON ROSE AND TOMATO CROPS: AN EXAMPLE WITH WHITEFLY (R. Brun, C. Metay, C. Wdziekonski, G. Ridray, B. Jeannequin , B. Salvador) EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC UV-BLOCKING ON PLANT GROWTH AND INSECT CONTROL (T. Nishizawa, Y. Shishido, B. Sasaki, C. Sato, Y. Hanawa , K. Matsumura) TESTING BANKER PLANTS FOR PREDATOR INSTALLATION (P. Parolin, C. Bresch, A. Bout, G. Ruiz, C. Poncet , N. Desneux) POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THRIPS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM USING THE PREDATOR FRANKLINOTHRIPS VESPIFORMIS (J. Pizzol, D. Nammour, P. Hervouet, C. Poncet , N. Desneux , P. Maignet) STUDY OF DISPERSAL AS A SELECTION CRITERION FOR TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN CAULIFLOWER GREENHOUSES (E. Tabone , C. Bardon , N. Desneux) INDIRECT TWO-WAY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN APHIDS AND A PATHOGEN ON ROSES (N. Desneux, R. Mouttet, P. Bearez , C. Poncet) EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR ROSE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON FLOWER QUALITY (R. Brun, C. Metay, C. Wdziekonski , M.C. Gronier) MIRID BUGS AS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS IN PROTECTED TOMATO CROPS IN THE OESTE REGION (E. Figueiredo, R. Prieto, A. Mexia, S. Rodrigues, C.A. Costa, M.C. Godinho) DEPENDENCE OF THRIPS INFESTATION ON SPATIAL CLIMATE DISTRIBUTION IN A ROSE GREENHOUSE CROP (H. Fatnassi, J. Pizzol, T. Boulard, C. Poncet, S. Voisin , M. Zigler) EVALUATION OF CROP REFLECTANCE INDICES FOR GREENHOUSE IRRIGATION SCHEDULING (I. Tsirogiannis, D. Savvas, N. Katsoulas , C. Kittas) PERFORMANCE OF GERBERA CULTIVARS UNDER SHADEHOUSE (S.M. Mantur, S.R. Patil) EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT ROOTSTOCKS ON GREENHOUSE CUCUMBER PRODUCTION (N. Uysal, Y. Tuzel, G.B. Oztekin, I.H. Tuzel) EFFECT OF N:K MOLAR RATIO IN FERTIGATION ON QUALITY OF GREENHOUSE-GROWN STRAWBERRIES IN BRAZIL (I.R. Maldonade, I.M.R. Guedes , M. Michereff Filho, N.A. Ferreira) EFFECTS OF DILUTED BIOGAS SLURRY AS FERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO IN GREENHOUSE (X.R. Liu, W.J. Jiang, H.J. Yu, X.J. Ning ) EFFECT OF TRANSPLANTING DATE ON THE PHENOLOGY AND PRODUCTION OF 4 TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.) HYBRIDS GROWN UNDER GREENHOUSE (G. Cremaschi, R. Andreau, S. Martinez, M. Garbi, G. Morelli , D. Bidondo) COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION ON WATER USE, GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF A GREENHOUSE TOMATO CROP (D. Bidondo, R. Andreau, S. Martinez, M. Garbi, W. Chale , G. Cremaschi) EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT NUTRIENT FORMULATIONS SUPPLIED AT DIFFERENT CROP GROWTH STAGES ON YIELD IN BELL PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) PLANTS GROWN IN STONEWOOL (H.M.Z. Sabli, J.W. Gowing , S.J. Wilcockson) CAN GRAFTING IN WATERMELON PLANTS ENHANCE TOLERANCE TO BICARBONATE IN NUTRIENT SOLUTION? (G. Colla, M. Cardarelli, A. Fiorillo, Y. Rouphael, A. Salerno, E. Rea) CHARACTERISATION OF PLANT WATER STRESS OF GREENHOUSE TOMATOES (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM) GROWN HYDROPONICALLY IN COIR (R.J. van der Westhuizen , G.A. Agenbag, L.D. van Rensburg ) EFFECT OF THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY (EC) ON THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF ENDIVE (CICHORUM ENDIVIA L.) CULTIVATED UNDER COVERS (K. Kowalczyk, J. Gajc-Wolska , M. Rutkowska) GREENHOUSE SWEET PEPPER PRODUCTIVE RESPONSE TO CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT AND CROP PRUNING (F.J. Alonso, P. Lorenzo, E. Medrano , M.C. Sánchez-Guerrero) LETTUCE (LACTUCA SATIVA L.) GROWTH AND QUALITY RESPONSE TO APPLIED NITROGEN UNDER HYDROPONIC CONDITIONS (D. Stefanelli, S. Brady, S. Winkler, R.B. Jones , B.T. Tomkins) A SIMPLIFIED P-M MODEL FOR IMPROVING IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT OF STRAWBERRIES IN A SEMI-CLOSED HYDROPONIC SYSTEM (E. Medrano, F.J. Alonso, M.C. Sánchez-Guerrero , P. Lorenzo, A. Marhuenda , P.A. Briones) YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF ENDIVE (CICHORUM ENDIVIA L.) CULTIVATED IN ROCKWOOL SLABS (J. Gajc-Wolska, K. Kowalczyk, J. Radzanowska , M. Marcinkowska) EFFECT OF THE APPLICATION OF MONOSILICIC ACID FERTILIZER ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF GREENHOUSE TRIPLOID WATERMELON (F. Toresano, M. Díaz, L. Pérez , F. Camacho) EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND BORON EXCESS ON THE GROWTH, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, WATER RELATION AND MINERAL COMPOSITION OF LAURUSTINUS GROWN IN GREENHOUSE (S. Bañón, J. Miralles, E. Conesa, J. Ochoa, J.A. Franco, M.J. Sánchez Blanco) INCIDENCE OF TOMATO BLOSSOM-END ROT AT DIFFERENT CALCIUM LEVELS (B. Benko , J. Borošić, M. Poljak, J. Osvald) THE EFFECT OF WATERMELON (CITRULLUS AEDULIS) GRAFTING METHODS ON SEEDLING'S GROWTH RATE AND PLANT STAND ESTABLISHMENT RATE UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS (A. Balliu , G. Sallaku, I. Babaj) TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM L.) SEEDLING'S ROOT PRUNING EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT RATE UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS (A. Balliu, G. Sallaku , F. Elezi) PERFORMANCE OF TOMATO CULTIVARS IN TEMPERATURE AND NON- TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PLASTIC TUNNELS (M.M. Maboko, C.P. Du Plooy, I. Bertling) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE AND CANOPY STRUCTURE PARAMETERS OF NECTARINE TREES IN CHINESE LEAN-TO GREENHOUSE ( Yun Kong, Jihong Chen, Yuncong Yao, Zhizhong Wang, Jiaxuan Guo, Shibin Lian, Chengwei Ma, Baoming Li) AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF SOILLESS GROWN BELL PEPPER (J. Borošić, B. Benko, S. Fabek, B. Novak, N. Dobričević, L. Bućan) POTATO MINITUBER PRODUCTION AT DIFFERENT PLANT DENSITIES USING AN AEROPONIC SYSTEM (S. Abdullateef, M.H. Böhme , I. Pinker) ALTERATIONS IN LEVELS OF NPK, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND PH OF SUBSTRATE, IN CULTIVATION OF PEPPERS (H.C.O. Charlo , A.F. Ferreira, P.F. Vargas, R. Castoldi, D.M. Melo , L.T. Braz) CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS OF SUBSTRATE IN THE CULTIVATION OF PEPPERS (H.C.O. Charlo , A.F. Ferreira, R. Castoldi, P.F. Vargas, J.C. Barbosa, L.T. Braz) INFLUENCE OF GRAFTING ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO CULTIVARS GROWN IN GREENHOUSE IN CENTRAL SPAIN (P. Hoyos Echevarría, G. Rollón Martínez , B. Gálvez Rodríguez) INFLUENCE OF GRAFTING AND STEM DISINFECTION METHODS ON THE YIELD OF GREENHOUSE-GROWN SPANISH CUCUMBERS (P. Hoyos Echevarría , B. Gálvez Rodríguez) SALINE WATER IRRIGATION EFFECTS ON GLOSSY ABELIA (ABELIA GRANDIFLORA L.) AT DIFFERENT LEACHING FRACTIONS (J. Ochoa, J. Miralles, E. Conesa, J.A. Franco, S. Bañón, M.J. Sánchez Blanco) EFFECT OF NK LEVEL ON THE UPTAKE AND NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTION IN PEPPER PLANT UNDER GREENHOUSE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA (M.L. Segura , J.I. Contreras, C. García-Delgado , E. Eymar) EFFECT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, FOGGING AND CA FOLIAR APPLICATION ON TIPBURN OF ROMAINE LETTUCE (LACTUCA SATIVA L.) CULTIVATED IN GREENHOUSE (J. Corriveau, L. Gaudreau, J. Caron, A. Gosselin, S. Jenni) FLAVOURED TOMATOES IN SOILLESS CULTURE (M. García Lozano, I. Escobar , J.J. Berenguer) INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT SOILLESS CULTURE SYSTEMS ON CANTALOUPE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT QUALITY UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION (S.M. Singer, A.M.M. El-Tanahy, U.A. El-Behairy, A.F. Abou-Hadid) SCREEN CONSTRUCTIONS: MICROCLIMATE AND WATER USE IN ISRAEL (J. Tanny, S. Cohen, Y. Israeli) RECENT PROGRESSES ON THE APPLICATION OF LEDS IN THE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION (K.-J. Bergstrand , H.K. Schüssler) PERFORMANCE OF A DAY/NIGHT WATER HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM FOR HEATING AND COOLING OF SEMI-CLOSED GREENHOUSES IN MILD WINTER CLIMATE (E.J. Baeza, J.J. Pérez Parra, J.C. López, J.C. Gázquez , D.E. Meca, C. Stanghellini , F.L.K. Kempkes, J.I. Montero) CALCULATION OF NIR EFFECT ON GREENHOUSE CLIMATE IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS (F.L.K. Kempkes , S. Hemming) ANALYSIS OF COOLING VENTILATION EFFICIENCY IN A NATURALLY VENTILATED ALMERÍA-TYPE GREENHOUSE WITH INSECT SCREENS (F.D. Molina-Aiz, D.L. Valera, A. López , A.J. Álvarez) EFFECT OF TWO NEW COVER MATERIALS ON GREENHOUSE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND COOLING LOAD (T. Bartzanas, E. Kitta, N. Katsoulas, A. Tsouknidas) THE EFFECT OF COLORED SHADE NETS ON SWEET BELL PEPPER QUALITY AFTER PROLONGED STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE (A. Goren, S. Alakali-Tuvia, Y. Perzelan, Z. Aharon, E. Fallik, Y. Shahak) EVALUATION OF A SENSOR FOR ONLINE MEASUREMENTS OF STEM DIAMETER VARIATIONS OF LEAFY VEGETABLES (P. Bleyaert, K. Vermeulen, K. Steppe, J. Dekock) ENERGY EFFICIENT CLIMATE CONTROL FOR CUT FLOWER ALSTROEMERIA (C. Labrie, F. de Zwart) IMPROVEMENT OF GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE DISTRIBUTION BY MEANS OF AIR MIXING FANS (C. Kittas, N. Katsoulas, K. Papa , A. Thanasenaris , T. Bartzanas) DESIGN AND MODELLING OF NOVEL SYSTEM FOR HEATING AND COOLING OF SEMI-CLOSED GREENHOUSES IN MILD WINTER CLIMATE AREAS BASED ON FINE WIRE HEAT EXCHANGERS AND WATER STORAGE ON TANK (B. Bailey, E.J. Baeza, J.C. López, J.J. Pérez-Parra, J.C. Gázquez, J.I. Montero) THE EFFECT OF SCREENHOUSE ROOF SHAPE ON THE FLOW PATTERNS - CFD SIMULATIONS (M. Teitel, E. Wenger) NEURO-FUZZY MODELS FOR AIR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY OF A GREENHOUSE (I.L. López-Cruz , L. Hernández-Larragoiti) ON THE DETERMINATION OF THE CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT AT THE GREENHOUSE COVER UNDER SEMI ARID CLIMATIC CONDITIONS (K. Mesmoudi, A. Soudani , S. Bougoul, P.E. Bournet) PREDICTING NIGHT-TIME CONDENSATION IN A MULTI-SPAN GREENHOUSE USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS (D. Piscia, J.I. Montero , J. Flores) THERMAL SIMULATION OF A GREENHOUSE UNDER A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE (L. Serir, P.E. Bournet, H. Benmoussa, K. Mesmoudi) PREDICTING THE DISTRIBUTED CLIMATE INSIDE A VENLO GLASSHOUSE WITH CFD CONSIDERING THE VARIATION OF SOLAR RADIATION AT DAILY TIME SCALE (A. Cablé, P.E. Bournet, B. Morille , G. Chassériaux ) AIR PATTERNS IN A MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE EQUIPPED WITH A COOLING SYSTEM (A. López, D.L. Valera, F.D. Molina-Aiz , A. Peña ) POLYAMIDE-BASED FILM AS GREENHOUSE COVERING IN SOIL SOLARIZATION (G. Cascone, A. D'Emilio, R. Mazzarella) PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON CLIMATE CONDITIONS SIMULATION IN A LARGE SCALE GREENHOUSE EQUIPPED WITH INSECT-PROOF NETS: MODEL, VALIDATION AND SENSITIVITY STUDY (H. Fatnassi , T. Boulard, L. Bouirden) EFFICIENT COOLING OF STRAWBERRIES: FROM MODEL CALCULATION TO IMPLEMENTATION IN A COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE (F.L.K. Kempkes, R. Maaswinkel , W. Verkerke) APPLICATION OF REFLECTIVE SCREEN/BOARD TO IMPROVING LIGHT ENVIRONMENT IN CHINESE LEAN-TO GREENHOUSES ( Yun Kong, Jihong Chen, Yuncong Yao, Zhizhong Wang, Jiaxuan Guo, Chengwei Ma, Baoming Li, Shibin Lian) EFFECT OF SHADING ON GREENHOUSE ENERGY BALANCE AND CROP TRANSPIRATION (E. Kitta, T. Bartzanas, D. Savvas, N. Katsoulas) DIFFERENCES IN REQUIRED STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY OF STANDARD COMMERCIAL STEEL GREENHOUSES AMONG EU COUNTRIES: A HELLENIC EXPERIENCE (E. Dova, N. Katsoulas, C. Kittas, D. Sophianopoulos) INFLUENCE OF THERMAL SCREEN MANAGEMENT ON YIELD, QUALITY AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A SOILLESS TOMATO CULTURE (C. Gilli) EFFECTS OF INSECT-PROOF SCREENS USED IN GREENHOUSE ON MICROCLIMATE AND FRUIT YIELD OF TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM L.) IN A MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE (F.D. Molina-Aiz, D.L. Valera, A. López , A.J. Álvarez, C. Escamirosa) STUDY BY SONIC-ANEMOMETRY OF THE EFFECTS OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ON NATURAL VENTILATION IN A MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE (A. López, F.D. Molina-Aiz, D.L. Valera, A.J. Álvarez ) SOLID-STATE LAMPS (LEDS) FOR THE SHORT-WAVELENGTH SUPPLEMENTARY LIGHTING IN GREENHOUSES: EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS WITH CUCUMBER (A. Novičkovas, A. Brazaitytė, P. Duchovskis, J. Jankauskienė, G. Samuolienė, A. Virsilė, R. Sirtautas, Z. Bliznikas , A. Zukauskas) SOLAR RADIATION TRANSMISSION THROUGH PLASTIC SHADING NETS (I.M. Al-Helal , A.M. Abdel-Ghany) EFFECTS OF THREE COOLING SYSTEMS ON THE MICROCLIMATE OF A GREENHOUSE WITH A PEPPER CROP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA (J.C. Gázquez, J.C. López, J.J. Pérez-Parra , E.J. Baeza , P. Lorenzo , I. Caparros) SOIL TEMPERATURES IN A MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE WITH DIFFERENT SOLARIZATION STRATEGIES (M.R. Granados, S. Bonachela , J. Hernández, J.C. López, J.J. Magán, E.J. Baeza, J.C. Gázquez , J.J. Pérez-Parra) VARIOUS EFFECTIVE COOLING METHODS FOR PLASTIC PIPE HOUSE CULTIVATION IN SUMMER (H. Inden, Y. Togou, M. Kirimura , M.J. Rahman ) EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF NEAR INFRARED HEATING (NIR) IN COMPARISON TO FORCED AIR HEATING (A. Kavga , G. Alexopoulos , TH. Panidis) MICROCLIMATE DISTRIBUTION IN A GREENHOUSE COOLED BY A FOG SYSTEM (N. Katsoulas, C. Kittas, T. Bartzanas) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF DUTCH TOMATO CROP PRODUCTION IN A VENLO GLASSHOUSE (A. Antón, M. Torrellas , J.I. Montero, M. Ruijs, P. Vermeulen , C. Stanghellini) REUSING GREENHOUSE GROWING MEDIA (C. Diara, L. Incrocci , A. Pardossi, A. Minuto) CASCADE CROPS: AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOR INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY OF GREENHOUSE TOMATO CROPS IN MEDITERRANEAN ZONE (P. Muñoz, A. Paranjpe, J.I. Montero , A. Antón ) LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF TOMATO CROP PRODUCTION IN A MEDITERRANEAN MULTISPAN TUNNEL GREENHOUSE (M. Torrellas, A. Antón , J.I. Montero, E.J. Baeza, J.C. López , J.J. Pérez Parra) ASSESSMENT OF THE CHANGES IN THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FIBROUS ORGANIC SUBSTRATES IN SOILLESS CULTURE OF TOMATO (S. Kaniszewski, J. Dyśko , W. Kowalczyk , J. Wojtysiak, Z. Wrocławski , A. Moraczewski) CONTENT AND EVOLUTION OF MERCURY IN GREENHOUSE SOILS OF ALMERIA, SPAIN (J.J. Ramos-Miras, C. Gil, L. Roca-Perez, R. Boluda) INFLUENCE OF PURIFIED URBAN WASTEWATER AND NK FERTILIZATION ON GREENHOUSE PEPPER YIELD AND QUALITY (J.I. Contreras, J.G. López , M.L. Segura, E. Eymar) GREENHOUSE HORTICULTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY; CAN WE STAY COMPETITIVE? (O. van Kooten) INPUTS INTENSITY, COSTS VARIATION AND ECONOMICS RESULTS IN PROTECTED HORTICULTURE: THE CASE OF TOMATO GREENHOUSES IN THE ALMERIAN COASTLINE, SPAIN (J. Calatrava, J.P. Villa) IDENTIFYING INDIRECT FACTORS INFLUENCING PRODUCTIVITY IN PROTECTED HORTICULTURE: THE CASE OF GREENHOUSES IN THE SPANISH MEDITERRANEAN COASTLINE (A. Bertuglia , J. Calatrava) SYSTEMS DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO DEVELOP CHRYSANTHEMUM GROWING SYSTEMS (C. Blok , T. Vermeulen ) EFFECT OF TWO FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHILI PEPPER AND CHERRY TOMATO GROWN IN A CLOSED INSULATED PALLET SYSTEM (M. Albaho, D. Ghloum, B. Thomas, S. Isathali , P. George) AQUAPONICS VS. HYDROPONICS: PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF LETTUCE CROP (E. Pantanella, M. Cardarelli , G. Colla, E. Rea , A. Marcucci) EFFECT OF ROOT-ZONE HEATING ON THE YIELD AND SOME QUALITY PARAMETERS OF HYDROPONICALLY GROWN TOMATO (M. Anza, P. Riga, B. Epalza, I. Arana, S. Arazuri, C. Jaren , N. Arias) POTENTIAL HYDROPONICS SYSTEMS FOR SEED POTATO PRODUCTION IN TROPICAL CONDITIONS (T.L. Factor, S. Lima Júnior , H.S. Miranda Filho, J.A.C. de Araújo) MANAGING A SIMPLE SYSTEM TO RECYCLE NUTRIENT SOLUTION TO GREENHOUSE TOMATO GROWN IN ROCKWOOL (M.P.N. Gent , M.R. Short ) INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF BORON AND SALINITY ON GREENHOUSE TOMATO GROWN IN CLOSED SOILLESS SYSTEM (L. Incrocci, G. Carmassi, D. Massa, M. Romani , A. Pardossi, C.A. Campiotti) EFFECTS OF RARE SUGARS ON GROWTH AND DISEASE OCCURRENCE IN HEAD LETTUCE (Y. Ishida, K. Kakibuchi, R. Kudo, K. Izumori, S. Tajima, K. Akimitsu, K. Tanaka) APPLICATION OF POLYMER AS A MEANS OF WATER AND NUTRIENT ELEMENTS SAVING IN OPEN-AIR HYDROPONICS (KH.S. Mayrapetyan, J.S. Alexanyan, A.H. Tadevosyan , S.KH. Mayrapetyan) ADVANCED OXIDATION TO ELIMINATE GROWTH INHIBITION AND TO DEGRADE PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS IN A RECIRCULATING NUTRIENT SOLUTION IN ROSE CULTIVATION (E.A. van Os, A.A. Van Der Maas, R.J.M. Meijer, M.R. Khodabaks , C. Blok , N.L.M. Enthoven) STRATEGIES TO MANAGE CHEMICAL WATER QUALITY RELATED PROBLEMS IN CLOSED HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS (W. Voogt , E.A. van Os) COMPOST INFLUENCE ON SOME AIR-BORNE DISEASES AND PESTS IN STRAWBERRY (S.G. Bobev , D.K. Kehajov, M. Maes, K. Willekens , M.A. Bost) ALTERNATIVE GROWING MEDIA TO PEAT OBTAINED FROM TWO FAST GROWING SPECIES OF POACEAE (P. Frangi, G. Amoroso , R. Piatti) SUSTAINABLE PEAT ALTERNATIVE GROWING MEDIA (N. 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