Plant Factory using Artificial Light

Artificial Light-type Plant Factory: Adapting to Environmental Disruption features new advances in science and cutting-edge technologies that ensure the safe and secure production of vegetables in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly, low cost way that is also commercially scalable. The book provides scientists and researchers in academia and industry with valuable discussions on the environment, food, energy and natural resources. Advances include tactics that can be used to ensure a safe and stable supply of food, regardless of adverse or disruptive natural or manmade influences, such as global warming, climate change, pollution or other potentially damaging circumstance.

• Provides a multidisciplinary approach of various new and advanced technologies developed through the integration of different fields
• Features solutions that reduce electric-energy costs in plant factories, including how to use LED more efficiently
• Pays special attention to commercial scale operation
• Written by experts in diverse fields, and from different countries
• Covers a unique combination of proven and practical methods and new innovations

(Graduate) students, scientists and researchers in academia and industry in Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Agriculture, Life Science, Environment Science, and Food Science

1. Fundamentals and Practices of Cultivation Technology
2. Advanced Technologies for Control of Plant Growth
3. Safety, Security and Nutritional Assessment of Vegetables
4. Advanced Engineering Technologies
5. Technology Fusion and Novel Development using IT Technologies
6. Introduction of the Most Advanced Technologies
7. Various Approaches to Spreading and Expanding Plant Factories
8. Current Situation in the World
9. Conclusions and prospective