Description
Christoph-Martin Geilfus, horticulturist and agronomist, born in 1983, studied Agriculture and Agrobiotechnology in Giessen, Germany. He received a doctorate and habilitated in Plant Nutrition in Kiel, Germany. After working as a visiting professor in Leuven, Belgium, he was appointed as Professor for Controlled Environment Horticulture at Berlin, Germany. His research interests include horticulture, the mineral nutrition of crops, apoplastic stress signalling and guard cell biology. Part 1 – Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Protected Cropping in Horticulture 3. Plant Secondary Compounds 4. Hydroponic Systems in Horticulture Part 2 – Controllable Production Factors in Horticulture 5. Light 6. Nutrient deficiencies 7. Salt stress 8. Drought Stress 9. Thermal Stress 10. Wounding 11. Mycorrhiza 12. Microbial and Plant-Based Biostimulants 13. Mineral Biofortification 14. CO 2 Enrichment 15. Hormones 16. Intercropping Part 3 – Exercise 17. Acrylamide Concentrations of Deep-fried Potatoes 18. Enrichment of Anthocyanin in Pak Choi 19. Improving Flavor of Tomatoes 20. Biofortification of Carrots 21. Enrichment of Flavonoids in Lettuce 22. Effect of Germination Substrates on Tomato Plants
