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Fertigation
Mixing or puting fertilizer into the irrigation water so fertilizer is delivered with irrigation water.
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Fungicide
A chemical or biological product applied to plants to prevent infection by disease-causing organisms.
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Glazing
The covering over a greenhouse; this can be polyethylene, polycarbonate, glass, or other transparent materials.
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Greenhouse
A greenhouse, also called a "glasshouse" or "hothouse", is a clear building structure created for the protection, cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions. A greenhouse is built almost entirely from glass or translucent plastic; it heats up because the sun's incoming solar (electromagnetic) radiation warms plants, soil, and other things inside the building. Air warmed by the heat from hot interior surfaces, along with humidity from the existing moisture in plant soil, is retained in the building by the roof and walls ? creating an optimum growing environment for many plant species.
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Hydroponic
Using water to grow plants without soil; soil-less culture.
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IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
Using various methods of insect and disease control rather than only chemicals
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NFT (Nutrient Film Technique)
Using plastic sheeting and water to grow plants hydroponically
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Wet wall
An evaporative cooling system, also called cool pad system; cools by pulling water-saturated air into the greenhouse that vaporizes, absorbing heat in the process; the exhaust fans then remove the warmed vapor.
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