1. Significance of Soilless Culture in Agriculture 2. Functions of the Root System 3. Physical Characteristics of Soilless Media 4. Irrigation in Soilless Production 5. Technical Equipment in Soilless Production Systems 6. Chemical Characteristics of Soilless Media 7. Analytical Methods Used in Soilless Cultivation 8. Nutrition of Substrate=Grown Plants 9. Fertigation Management and Crops Response to Solution Recycling in Semi-Closed Greenhouses 10. Pathogen Detection and Management Strategies in Soilless Plant Growing Systems 11. Organic Soilless Media Components 12. Inorganic and Synthetic Organic Components of Soilless Culture and Potting Mixes 13. Growing Plants in Soilless Culture: Operational Conclusions 14. Hydroponics
Newe Ya'ar Research Center, ARO, Department of Environmental Horticulture, Israel
Department of Plant Sciences, University of California - Davis, U.S.A.
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel