Greenhouse Engineering

📘 Book Details

• Author: R.A. Aldrich & J.W. Bartok

• Publisher: United Book Prints

• Language: English

• Edition: 1st Edition (2019)

• Binding: Hardbound

• Pages: 218

• Size: 8.70 x 11.70 x 0.75 inches

• Weight: 740 g

• Book Type: Reference / Text Book

• ISBN: 9789388399036

🌿 About the Book

This comprehensive manual is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in greenhouse design, planning, and management. Written by renowned experts R.A. Aldrich and J.W. Bartok, the book provides essential technical knowledge for building efficient and sustainable greenhouses suited for educational, commercial, and research purposes.

With clear insights into site selection, structural materials, construction costs, hydroponic systems, and specialized greenhouse applications, this book serves as both a planning guide and a construction reference. Its detailed chapters cover both theoretical principles and real-world practicalities, helping readers plan, construct, and maintain greenhouses that meet specific environmental and production needs.

🔍 Table of Contents (Highlights):

Chapter 1: Greenhouse Planning

• Site Selection

• Plan Layout

• Utilities

• Hydroponic Systems

• Institutional Greenhouses

• Special Purpose Facilities

Chapter 2: Greenhouse Structures

• Design Load

• Materials and Methods of Construction

• Construction Costs

🎯 Ideal For:

• Agricultural engineers and horticulturists

• Greenhouse builders and planners

• Hydroponics and urban farming practitioners

• Institutions offering agriculture or environmental science programs

• Students preparing for ICAR, IARI, or other agri-technical exams