Greenhouse plant production is extending beyond the traditional areas to harsher climates, including arid and semiarid regions. Along with this rapid development and migration of greenhouse controlled environment agriculture, known as CEA, new technologies must evolve, and supportive operational information must be developed. Achieving sustainable greenhouse applications will require an interdisciplinary and multidimensional approach to solutions, which combines both engineering and horticultural expertise. CEA applications are no longer limited to traditional food and floral crop production, but are now poised to capitalize on plant processes for biopharmaceuticals, bioactive compounds, bioremediation and bio-energy. It is therefore a critical time for researchers, educators, developers and the industry to work together for the enhancement of society with CEA-based technologies.
Join The University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center for this four-day workshop.
Admission: See Event Link for Prices
Audience: All
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, 2727 West Club Drive
Gene Giacomelli
Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
520-626-9566
giacomel@ag.arizona.edu
http://www.GHWorkshopAridRegions2008.org