Plant Balance
Introduction
The Science of Balance
The Energy Balance
The Water Balance
The Assimilate Balance
Combining the Balances
How to Achieve Balance
Goals of the Grower
Grower Checklist
What to Measure and How to Measure
Tools for Balance
Cooling/Diffusion
Heating
Air Movement
Humidity
Light
Irrigation
Homogenous Climate
Crop load
Scenarios
Hot Outdoor Temperatures
Optimizing Irrigation
Non-Homogenous Climate or Crop Temperature
Ventilation Optimization
Changing Light Intensity
Poor Rootzone Conditions
Crop Steering
Disease
Suboptimal Nighttime Evaporation
Supplemental Lighting Change
Tipburn/Tip Rot
Cracked Fruits
Low Calcium Uptake (ex: Blossom End Rot)
De-Leafing
CO2 Supplementation
Delayed Ripening or Flower Set
Low-Tech Greenhouse Solutions
Low-Tech Winter Growing
Data Monitoring and Automation
Monitoring Solutions
Automation Solutions
Programming Automation
Farm Examples
Conclusion
Course•By Bryant Mason
