Topics:1.Nutrition and nutrition planning of greenhouse crops. 2.Growth and developmental physiology, focus on transpiration, photosynthesis, control of vegetative and generative growth. 3.The influence of environmental factors on quality and storability of greenhouse grown products. How to use climate factors as a tool to manipulate different quality parameters. 4.Energy consumption and greenhouse technology

The course will provide an insight into the interaction between plants and environment (abiotic and biotic) with focus on crop production in protected environment. The students will make use of knowledge in plant physiology to understand and solve biological and technological problems in greenhouse production. The course will provide a broad knowledge in how the environmental principles of light and temperature, control of air humidity and CO2, growth medium and nutrition affect growth, yield, diseases and energy consumption of greenhouse crops. The students will understand how to produce environmental friendly high quality products.

Lectures, case studies, and excursions to commercial companies producing and celling greenhouse products

Scientific papers + selected chapters from 'Mineral Nutrition of higher plants' (Ed. Horts Marschner) and 'Physicochemical and environmental plant physiology' (Park S. Nobel).

PJH250, BOT130 and BOT200 or equivalent

Excursions

Oral exam (70%), written tests (30%). Both the oral exam and written test has to be passed.

300 hours

Special requirements in Science

4 hr lectures every week, case studies on selected topics + 2 excursions

The course is under revision. Will not be offered autumn 2019. Next time autumn 2021.

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