Aeroponics: Growing Vertical

This book is a comprehensive review of aeroponic technology, a soilless agricultural technique that is complimentary to hydroponics. It covers research, technology information, and growing techniques of over 50 plants using aeroponics. The book focuses on areas of aeroponics including its history, science, innovations, business, practice, and research.

Key Features:

• Presents a comparison of soilless aeroponics to hydro and aquaponics
• Discusses the positives and negatives of aeroponics to traditional soil- based agriculture
• Provides information on crops and plants including potatoes, corn, wheat, greens, trees, flowers, fungi, and biomass
• Features information on relationships between nutrients, pH, light intensity, dosing sequences, and plant growth to optimize the growing cycle for a variety of plants
• Covers the intellectual property and patents, as well as business development activities including startups of controlled environment agriculture using aeroponics

Thomas Gurley has a PhD in analytical chemistry and 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 taught agriculture science students in 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.