Hydroponics by JB Jones

The new edition of a best seller, Hydroponics has been revised to reflect these advances with new chapters providing information on greenhouse design, function and methods for crop production and management. This book contains a wide range of material and is a practical reference tool for home gardeners, hobbyists and commercial growers.

Hydroponics provides detailed description of most commonly used hydroponics growing techniques and offers an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of each hydroponic growing system. It describes the basic concepts of plant growth and development plus lists nutrient solution formulas and ways these solutions can be used and monitored. A CD-ROM containing full color illustrations of hydroponics systems is also included.

The second edition begins with the concepts of how plants grow and then describes the requirements necessary to be successful when using various hydroponic and soilless growing methods. The book’s major focus is on the nutritional requirements of plants and how to prepare nutrient solutions for different plants using various growing systems under a wide range of conditions. Many nutrient solutions are given and several tables are and illustrations are included. For more information visit http://www.grosystems.com/ or http://www.crcpress.com/.