Hi-Tech Agriculture in Greenhouses

Part I - Greenhouse Plant Production—Engineering, Biology, and  Plant Sciences

• Greenhouse Structure and Glazing Fundamentals
• Integrated Pest Management — Challenges at a Commercial Greenhouse
• Greenhouse Irrigation and Plant Nutrient Requirements
• Ventilation and Cooling Fundamentals — Plant Requirements and Engineering Solutions

Part II - Water and Irrigation

• Plants and Water
• Plant Responses to Greenhouse Environments
• Plant Pathology – overview
• Understanding and Creating Value-added Products for the End-User Consumer
• Greenhouse Insects and Mites– Some Management Basics
• Irrigation Design, Systems and Management
• Applications in Culinary Herb Production

Part III - Greenhouses in Israel and Worldwide Experience

• From Seed to Harvest – Cultural practices of Tomato Production
• Hydroponics Worldwide -A Technical and Historical Overview
• Status of Greenhouse Crop Production in Israel
• Mineral Nutrition from Seed Emergence to 1st Harvest: Winter vs. Summer
• Crop Registration
• New Greenhouse Systems – Retractable Greenhouse
• Applications in Small Leaves and Sprouts
• Organic Hydroponic Production –Regulation and Challenges
• Marketing Concepts
• Marketing Challenges