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Aeroponics - Growing Vertical (Paperback) Loot Price: R882
Discovery Miles 8 820
Aeroponics - Growing Vertical (Paperback): Thomas W. Gurley

Aeroponics - Growing Vertical (Paperback)

Thomas W. Gurley

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Aeroponics: Growing Vertical covers aspects of the emerging technology, aeroponics, which is a sister to hydroponics, involving state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture. The book begins with an introduction of aeroponics followed by a summary of peer-reviewed technical literature conducted over 50 years involving various aspects of aeroponics. It covers the science and all the patent literature since 2001 to give the reader a comprehensive view of the innovations related to aeroponics. This book is a useful reference for people interested in learning about how aeroponics works. This book is for novices as well as scientists interested in research activities conducted in countries around the world as well as work in using aeroponics in outer space. Designed for the user interested in research conducted in the past, this a helpful resource for those in the next generation of profitable agricultural endeavors. Features: * Comprehensive resource presenting key aspects of aeroponics * Focus on areas of aeroponics including its history, science, innovations, business, and practice * Provides a complete overview of the intellectual property associated with aeroponics * Presents a broad overview of research using aeroponic systems across the globe * Features information on key start-up businesses and activities that drive this technology Thomas Gurley earned a BA in chemistry from Houghton College and a PhD in analytical chemistry from Case Western Reserve University and has 40 years industrial chemistry experience with companies including Goodyear, Abbott Labs, and his consulting company, Manning Wood LLC. He holds two Fulbright scholarships to Ukraine and Uganda. He is currently R&D Director for Aero Development Corporation, a manufacturer of aeroponic commercial growing systems. He conducts research in aeroponics as an adjunct professor at Charleston Southern University in South Carolina.

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Imprint: Crc Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2020
First published: 2020
Authors: Thomas W. Gurley
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-37430-3
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Molecular biology
Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology
Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Horticulture > General
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LSN: 0-367-37430-7
Barcode: 9780367374303

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