Cornell University CEA: Publications of the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Program of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. These include extensive on-line handbooks on hydroponic lettuce, spinach and Pak-choi production, as well as a research archive. http://www.bee.cornell.edu/extension/CEA/handbook_home.htm
North Florida Research and Extension Center-Suwannee Valley: The development and demonstration of an outdoor hydroponic specialty crop production system for North Florida 99-12. http://nfrec-sv.ifas.ufl.edu/outdoor_hydro_report.htm Keys to Successful Tomato and Cucumber Prodution in Perlite Media. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS169
Ohio State University: Decision Support for Growing /High Quality, High Yield Hydroponic Tomatoes- An Interactive Graphical Primer. Describes pH, EC, temperature and other parameters for tomato production at different growing stages. Also has links to tomato disease and disorder diagnostic sites. http://www2.oardc.ohio-state.edu/hydroponics
Rutgers: Floating Hydroponics Greenhouse. http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~horteng/floating_hydroponics.htm
University of Arizona: http://ag.arizona.edu/PLS/faculty/MERLE.html and http://ag.arizona.edu/hydroponictomatoes/
Texas A&M University: Hydroponic Vegetable Production. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/greenhouse/hydroponics/index.html
Utah State University: Research on Hydroponics. http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_hydroponics.htm
Nutrition in Substrate Culture (See Also Hydroponics and Specific Crops)
Commercial
Floriculture Information Leaflets: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/floriculture/cfr/
# 553 Managing Micronutrients in the greenhouse
#560 Submission Procedures for Root, Substrate, Water, Fertilizer Solution and
Plant Tissue Samples
#558 Alkalinity Control for Irrigation Water Used in Nurseries and Greenhouses
Greenhouse Product News Soil testing with pH and EC pens. www.gpnmag.com/gpn/index.cfm?fuseaction=showArticle&articleID=4692
Horticultural Substrates Laboratory. Descriptions of services offered by the HSL and also numerous downloadable articles on substrate properties and nutrition. Good pictorial description of how to use the pour-through method for substrate analysis. http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/hortsublab/index.html
North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers Bulletin http://www.NCCFGA.org has many topics of interest including prevention of pollution from greenhouses and potential future regulation in NC. See the April 1998 issue (Vol 43#2) on The Neuse Starts Here (p. 1-5) and Greenhouse BMP's: Not Just for Breakfast Anymore (p. 7-10). Testing Procedures for Bedding Plants. P. 1-11. NC Flower Growers Bulletin April 1996 Vol 41#2. Properties of Greenhouse Substrates. N.C. Flower Growers Bulletin. August 1995. Vol 40#4 p. 3-8.
North Florida Research and Education Center-Suwannee Valley Nutrient solution formulation for hydroponic tomatoes in Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV216
Texas A & M University: Texas Greenhouse Management Handbook. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/greenhouse/nursery/guides/green/
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