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| Preface of 1st Edition | |
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| Preface of 2nd Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Europe and America | |
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| Asia | |
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| Africa and Middle East | |
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| Japan | |
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| Covering materials: PE or PVC? | |
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| Greenhouse production in Japan | |
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| Floating mulch in Japan | |
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| Plastic Wastes | |
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| Problems | |
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| Definition of Covering and Properties of Covering Materials | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mulching | |
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| Row covers (Tunnels) | |
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| Floating mulches (Floating row cover) | |
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| Rain shelters | |
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| Unheated greenhouses | |
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| Covering materials | |
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| Problems | |
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| Digital Simulation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| System dynamics | |
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| Simulation languages | |
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| Digital simulation by CSMP and MATLAB | |
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| Concept of the analog computer | |
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| Comparison of CSMP and MATLAB programs with mathematical equations | |
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| Model structure and representation | |
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| Differential equation | |
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| Description of systems | |
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| Heat flow and temperature regime in the soil | |
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| A model for temperature regimes in the soil (CUC01) | |
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| Model description | |
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| Application to steady state models | |
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| More on MATLAB | |
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| Simulink | |
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| Problems | |
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| Heat Balance of Bare Ground | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Convective heat transfer | |
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| A model with solar radiation and air temp. boundary condition (CUC02) | |
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| Mass transfer | |
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| A model with latent heat transfer (CUC03) | |
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| Radiation balance | |
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| Long wave radiation | |
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| Problems | |
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| Solar Radiation Environment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Units of radiation and light | |
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| Solar radiation properties of covering materials | |
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| Calculation of transmissivity (CUC04) | |
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| Solar radiation | |
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| The sun's altitude and azimuth | |
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| On a horizontal surface | |
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| On a tilted surface | |
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| Transmitted solar radiation (CUC05) | |
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| Problems | |
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| Temperature Environment Under Cover | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Effect of mulching | |
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| Experimental measurements | |
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| A model to simulate temperature regime under clear mulching (CUC20) | |
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| Same model for black or white mulch | |
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| Results of CUC20 model | |
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| Temperature environment under row covers (CUC30) | |
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| Double layer greenhouse model (CUC50) | |
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| A pad and fan greenhouse model (CUC35) | |
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| Problems | |
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| CO[subscript 2] Environment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| CO[subscript 2] concentration in soil layer (CUC70) | |
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| Program execution and output | |
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| CO[subscript 2] concentration in a plastic house and ventilation | |
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| One dimensional interpolation | |
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| Problems | |
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| Water and Water Vapor Environment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Water and water vapor movement in soil | |
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| Water and heat balance in soil layer (CUC90) | |
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| Interaction between water movement and heat flow | |
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| Problems | |
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| Control Function | |
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| Introduction | |
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| System response | |
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| PID control | |
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| Temperature control logic (CUC120) | |
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| Feedback vs. feedforward control | |
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| Feedback and feedforward control | |
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| System response and its application to feedforward control | |
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| A floor-heating greenhouse with ideal conditions (CUC122) | |
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| Problems | |
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| Plant Response to the Environment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Plant photosynthesis and respiration | |
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| Energy balance of a plant leaf | |
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| Stomata resistance of plant (CUC151) | |
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| Plant growth model | |
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| General concept of plant growth and yield models | |
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| Dry matter production model (CUC160) | |
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| Problems | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |