PRODUCTS
AH-Hydroponic Lettuce Production
The hydroponic production of lettuce has revolutionized the salad industry worldwide. Crops can be produced year round, with the benefits of faster, cleaner production and a premium quality end product.
At the same time, newer varieties of lettuce, with improved colors and leaf shapes, have seen the market expand dramatically.
While hydroponic salad crops are often seen as being easier to produce than fruiting crops, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, the degree of skill required to produce a quality product and effectively utilize hydroponic technology is still high.
The text explores everything from the background physiology of the lettuce plant, to the details of growing systems and management, raising seedlings, selecting cultivars, nutrition, pests and diseases, and harvesting. The book really gets into the specifics of growing lettuce in an NFT system. It is based on New Zealand farms, but the information is still good.
Hydroponic Lettuce Production represents an essential handbook for salad production in the 21st Century.
At the same time, newer varieties of lettuce, with improved colors and leaf shapes, have seen the market expand dramatically.
While hydroponic salad crops are often seen as being easier to produce than fruiting crops, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, the degree of skill required to produce a quality product and effectively utilize hydroponic technology is still high.
The text explores everything from the background physiology of the lettuce plant, to the details of growing systems and management, raising seedlings, selecting cultivars, nutrition, pests and diseases, and harvesting. The book really gets into the specifics of growing lettuce in an NFT system. It is based on New Zealand farms, but the information is still good.
Hydroponic Lettuce Production represents an essential handbook for salad production in the 21st Century.
