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Howard M. Resh, PhD (born January 11, 1941 in Canada) is a pioneering hydroponics researcher, author and practitioner. After completing his doctoral degree in Horticulture at UBC in 1975, he worked three years as Urban Horticulturist for the Faculty of Plant Science at UBC. Dr. Resh was soon implementing and managing commercial hydroponics ventures around the world, including Venezuela, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S.A. In 1999, Dr. Resh started a hydroponics farm on the island of Anguilla, B.W.I, in the Eastern Caribbean, where he is still farming today. ==Career== While he was a graduate student at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, B.C beginning in 1971, Dr. Resh developed plant cultural techniques and 3-part nutrient formulations for the growing of vegetable crops in greenhouses. While continuing his graduate studies for his doctorate degree, in 1973 he formed a company with an engineer to design and manufacture backyard greenhouses using hydroponic culture. Over the next five years, Dr. Resh and his colleagues studied hydroponic greenhouse issues in temperate and tropical regions of the World, including Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America and Hawaii. Upon graduation with his doctorate in 1975, Dr. Resh took up a position at the University of British Columbia as Urban Horticulturist, but continued pursuing commercial hydroponics via his company. As UBC’s Urban Horticulturist, Dr. Resh taught courses in horticulture, hydroponics, plant propagation, greenhouse design and production. He did pioneering research to discover alternative designs of the nutrient film technique (NFT) that was introduced by Dr. Allen Cooper in England. His research helped NFT system effectiveness by dealing with problems caused by oxygen deficits and nutrient absorption problems associated with it. During this period while he was Urban Horticulturist and also as General Manager for a large plant nursery, Dr. Resh did research and production consultation for a commercial hydroponic farm growing lettuce, watercress and other vegetables in Venezuela. In 1995-96, he was project manager for the Venezuelan farm, where he devised and supervised hydroponic methods of growing lettuce, watercress, peppers, tomatoes and European cucumbers. Dr. Resh became one of the early pioneers of a root zone media made of coconut hulls, a method increasingly used by hydroponic growers today. He developed a special medium of rice hulls and coco coir from local sources. Dr. Resh designed and constructed a Mung bean and alfalfa sprout facility to introduce sprouts into the local market. In the late 1980s Dr. Resh assisted a Florida company growing lettuce in a floating raft culture system. He helped prepare greenhouse proposals for construction, and assisted with the operation of large greenhouses using waste heat from cogeneration power plants in the northeastern United States. From 1990 to 1999, Dr. Resh was Technical Director and Project Manager for hydroponic projects growing watercress and herbs in California. He designed and constructed several multi-acre outdoor hydroponic watercress facilities using an NFT system that overcame production losses due to drought conditions in the area. In mid-1999, Resh became Hydroponic Greenhouse Farm Manager for the first Hydroponic Farm associated with a tourist resort: the Cuisinart Resort & Spa, in Anguilla, B.W.I. in the northeastern Caribbean. Dr. Resh’s Cuisinart hydroponic farm is the only one in the world owned by a resort growing its own fresh salad crops and herbs exclusively for the resort. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Howard M. Resh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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