Greenhouse Technology for Sustainable Agriculture

Providing an integrated approach to crop growth and development and the technical aspects of greenhouse cultivation and climate management, this new volume focuses on the sustainable elements of greenhouse technology that are currently available on the market. The book examines the most major issues in this dynamic and developing field that calls for innovative multidisciplinary scientific and technological solutions. The advanced greenhouse technology and topics covered in this book include an emphasis on sustainable agriculture; greenhouse design, installation and maintenance; irrigation and fertigation techniques for greenhouses; automation and control technologies; cooling and ventilation technologies; insect and pest management; organic greenhouse practices; economic feasibility of greenhouse technology under certain conditions and more.

Shakeel Ahmad Bhat is pursuing his PhD in agricultural engineering (soil and water conservation engineering) at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST- K), India. He is currently working on hydroponics technology. He is the author of more than 15 scientific articles, 10 book chapters, and two books. He has presented and participated in numerous state, national, and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. He is also a reviewer for various international journals and holds life memberships in various international organizations. He has qualified several national competitive exams including ASRB-NET, and ICAR-JRF.

Tawheed Amin, PhD, is presently working as Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Division of Food Science and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir). He has been a Food Safety Officer in the Drug and Food Control Organization, Govt. of J&K. He holds a PhD in Food Technology from the Division of Food Science and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India. His MTech (Food Technology) is from Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and his BTech (Food Technology) is from the Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is the recipient of two gold medals for being the topper in BTech Food Technology and PhD Food Technology and also received a First Rank Holder certificate in MTech Food Technology. He has attended several national and international conferences, symposiums, and workshops and has presented poster papers. He has to his credit several national and international papers and popular articles.

Omar Bashir, PhD, is presently working as an Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist (Food Technology and Nutrition) in the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He did his PhD in Food Technology at the Division of Food Science and Technology at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has published more than 30 original research and review articles in peer- reviewed high-impact journals along with many national and international book chapters and magazine articles. He has attended several national and international conferences and workshops. He was awarded by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), India, for contributing to the concept of emerging technologies for powdered foods. He also has to his credit editorial board memberships for various reputed journals.

Shafat Ahmad Khan is working as an Assistant Professor at Islamic University of Sciences and Technology, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has a bachelor’s from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Sciences and Technology Kashmir. He qualified GATE exam and was awarded a fellowship to pursue his master’s degree in food process engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has been awarded many projects and his research areas include extraction, greenhouse solar drying, refrigeration, and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage.