An understanding of crop physiology and ecophysiology enables the horticulturist to manipulate a plant's metabolism towards the production of compounds that are beneficial for human health when that plant is part of the diet or the source of phytopharmaceutical compounds.

The first part of the book introduces the concept of Controlled Environment Horticulture as a horticultural production technique used to maximize yields via the optimization of access to growing factors. The second part describes the use of this production technique in order to induce stress responses in the plant via the modulation of these growing factors and, importantly, the way that this manipulation induces defence reactions in the plant resulting in the production of compounds beneficial for human health. The third part provides guidance for the implementation of this knowledge in horticultural production. 

 

Preface

Part 1. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Protected Cropping in Horticulture
Chapter 3. Plant Secondary Compounds
Chapter 4. Hydroponic Systems in Horticulture
Part 2. Controllable Production Factors in Horticulture
Chapter 5. Light
Chapter 6. Nutrient deficiencies
Chapter 7. Salt stress
Chapter 8. Drought Stress
Chapter 9. Thermal Stress
Chapter 10. Wounding
Chapter 11. Mycorrhiza
Chapter 12. Microbial and Plant-Based Biostimulants
Chapter 13. Mineral Biofortification
Chapter 14. CO2 Enrichment
Chapter 15. Hormones
Chapter 16. Intercropping
Part 3. Exercise
Chapter 17. Acrylamide Concentrations of Deep-fried Potatoes
Chapter 18. Enrichment of Anthocyanin in Pak Choi
Chapter 19. Improving Flavor of Tomatoes
Chapter 20. Biofortification of Carrots
Chapter 21. Enrichment of Flavonoids in Lettuce
Chapter 22. Effect of Germination Substrates on Tomato Plants
Index.