Transplant Production in the 21st Century

Abstract

Preface. 1: Closed transplant production systems. Necessity and concept of the closed transplant production system T. Kozai, et al. Closed transplant production system at Chiba University C. Chun, T. Kozai. Electric energy, water and carbon dioxide utilization efficiencies of a closed-type transplant production system K. Ohyama, et al. Microprecision irrigation system for transplant production H. Murase. Design concepts of computerized support systems for large-scale transplant production T. Hoshi, et al. 2: Technology in transplant production. Modeling, measurement and environmental control for transplant production. Modeling and simulation in transplant production under controlled environment C. Kubota. Object-oriented analysis and modeling of closed plant production systems D.H. Fleisher, K.C. Ting. Estimating cuticle resistance of seedling shoot tips based on the Penman-Monteith model H. Shimizu, R.D. Heins. Measurement of pH in guard cells using a confocal laser scanning microscope M. Yabusaki, et al. Does electrolyzed-reduced water protect plants from photoinhibition? K. Iwabuchi, et al. Environmental control for improved plant quality within controlled environment plant production systems S.T. Kania, G.A. Ciacomelli. Environmental engineering for transplant production C. Kirdmanee, K. Mosaleeyanon. Effects of air current on transpiration and net photosynthetic rates of plants in a closed plant production system Y. Kitaya, et al. Effects of air temperature, relative humidity and photosynthetic photon flux on the evapotranspiration rate of grafted seedlings under artificial lighting Y.H. Kim. Growth of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) plus transplants in a closed system at relatively highair current speeds -- A preliminary study W. Chintakovid, T. Kozai. Advances and current limitations of plug transplant technology in Korea B.R. Jeong. Lighting strategies for transplant production. A review on artificial lighting of tissue cultures and transplants W. Fang, R.C. Jao. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a radiation source for micropropagation of strawberry D.T. Nhut, et al. Application of red laser diode as a light source for plant production A. Yamazaki, et al. Effective vegetable transplant production programs for closed-type systems under different lighting regimes T. Maruo, et al. Photoautotrophic micropropagation in a natural light environment J. Adelberg, et al. High-quality transplant production. Production of value-added transplants in closed systems with artificial lighting H.-H. Kim, T. Kozai. High quality plug-transplants produced in a closed system enables pot-transplant production of pansy in the summer Y. Omura, et al. Yield and growth of sweetpotato using plug transplants as affected by their ages and planting depths A.F.M. Saiful Islam, et al. Yield and growth of sweetpotato using plug transplants as affected by cell volume of plug tray and type of cutting D. He, et al. Production of medical plant species in sterile, controlled environments S.J. Murch, et al. Effect of air temperature on tipburn incidence of butterhead and leaf lettuce in a plant factory K.Y. Choi, et al. Evaluation of lettuce cultivars suitable for closed plant production system M. Ishii, et al. Root growth subsequent to transplanting in plug-grown cabbage seedlings S. Yoshida. Effective storage conditions for subsequent growth enhancement of Ficus carica L. cuttings M. Takagaki, et al. 3: Biotechnology for tra