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Albright, L.D., A.J. Both, R.W. Langhans, and E.F. Wheeler. 1999. Dimensionless growth curves as a simple approach to predict the vegetative growth of lettuce. Acta Horticulturae 507: 293-300.

Both, A.J., L.D. Albright, S.S. Scholl, and R.W. Langhans. 1999. Maintaining constant root environments in floating hydroponics to study root-shoot relationships. Acta Horticulturae 507: 215-221.

Chiu, A.J. 1996. Computer control of shade and supplemental lights for greenhouse hydroponic lettuce production. MEng Report. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. 44 pp.

Ciolkosz, D.E. and L.D. Albright. 199x. Modeling evapotranspiration in a greenhouse lettuce crop. Transactions of the ASAE. submitted.

Ciolkosz, D.E., L.D. Albright, and A.J. Both. 1998. Characterizing evapotranspiration in a greenhouse lettuce crop. Acta Horticulturae 456:255-261.

Ciolkosz, D.E. and L.D. Albright. 1997. Evaluation of whole plant transpiration as affected by greenhouse air movement. ASAE paper No. 974029. ASAE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659, USA. 18 pp.

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Ferentinos, K.P. and L.D. Albright. 2003. Fault detection and diagnosis in deep-trough hydroponics using intelligent computational tools. Biosystems Engineering 84(1):13-30.

Ferentinos, K.P. and L.D. Albright. 2002. Predictive neural network modeling of pH and electrical conductivity in deep-trough hydroponics. Transactions of the ASAE 45(6):2007-2015.

Ferentinos, K.P. 1999. Artificial Neural Network Modeling of pH and Electrical Conductivity of Hydroponic Systems. MSc Thesis. Cornell University Libraries, Ithaca, NY 14853. 97 pp.

Mathieu, J.J., R. Linker, L. Levine, L. Albright, A.J. Both, R. Spanswick, R. Wheeler, E. Wheeler, D. deVilliers, and R. Langhans. 2006. Evaluation of the Nicolet model for simulation of short-term hydroponic lettuce growth and nutrient uptake.Biosystems Engineering 95(3):323-337.

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Mathieu, J.J., L.D. Albright, K. Kurata, and E. Goto. 1998. Whole crop simulation model of nutrient uptake within a recirculating hydroponic system: a literature review. Proceedings of the 1998 Joint Meeting of The Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan, The Japanese Society of Environmental Control in Biology, and The Society of Agricultural Structures, Japan. pp. 210-211.

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Setiawan, A. 1998. Applying pseudo‑derivative‑feedback algorithm to greenhouse temperature control. MSc Thesis. Cornell University Libraries, Ithaca, NY 14853. 169 pp.

Setiawan, A., L.D. Albright, and R.M. Phelan. 1998. Simulation of greenhouse air temperature control using PI and PDF algorithms. Proceedings of the first IFAC Workshop on Control Applications and Ergonomics in Agriculture, Athens, Greece. June 15-17, 1998. pp. 111-116.

Shelford, T.J. 2010. The Risk Of Pythium Aphanidermatum In Hydroponic Baby-Leaf Spinach Production. PhD Dissertation. Cornell University Libraries, Ithaca, NY 14853. 293 pg

Spinu, V.C. and L.D. Albright. 1998. Electrotechnology for water conditioning: A simulation model. Acta Horticulturae 456:283-290.

Wheeler, E.F., L.D. Albright, R.M. Spanswick, L.P. Walker, and R.W. Langhans. 1998. Nitrate uptake kinetics in lettuce as influenced by light and nitrate nutrition. Transactions of the ASAE 41(3):859-867.

Wheeler, E.F. 1995. Nitrate uptake and plant growth as influenced by light and nitrate nutrition. PhD Dissertation. Cornell University Libraries, Ithaca, NY 14853. 340 pp.

Wheeler, E.F., J. Kossowski, E. Goto, R.W. Langhans, G. White, L.D. Albright, and D. Wilcox. 1995. Consideration in selecting crops for the human-rated life support system: a linear programming model. Adv. Space Res. 18(1/2):233-236.

Wheeler, E.F., L.D. Albright, L.P. Walker, R.M. Spanswick, and R.W. Langhans. 1994. Plant growth and nitrogen uptake Part 1: Beyond the Michaelis-Menten relationship. ASAE paper No. 947506. ASAE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659, USA. 15 pp.

Wheeler, E.F., L.D. Albright, L.P. Walker, R.M. Spanswick, and R.W. Langhans. 1994. Plant growth and nitrogen uptake Part 2: Effects of light level and nitrate nutrition. ASAE paper No. 947505. ASAE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659, USA. 14 pp.

Ciolkosz, D.E. and L.D. Albright. 2000. Use of small scale evaporation pans for evaluation of whole plant evapotranspiration. Transactions of the ASAE 43(2):415-420.

Setiawan, A., L.D. Albright, and R.M. Phelan. 2000. Application of pseudo-derivative feedback algorithm in greenhouse air temperature control. Computers in Agriculture 26(3):283-302.