CEA DEFINITIONS AND BIOLOGY

Understanding the Language of CEA

Glossary for CEA Terms

Explore Greenhub’s cross-disciplinary glossary of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) — a growing knowledge base for greenhouse growers, indoor farm managers, researchers, breeders, and agtech innovators. Here you’ll find concise definitions of key vertical farming and plant science terms that help create a shared language across the CEA industry.

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Hanging Gutter Systems

Suspended gutters allowing vertical flexibility and airflow. 

Hardware-Software System

Combination of physical components (pumps, sensors, lighting, fans) and software control (climate computers, dashboards, digital...

Harvest Index (HI)

The ratio of harvestable product to total plant biomass (DW or FW). A key measureof...

Harvestable Product

The portion of crop biomass that meets quality standards and can be sold (e.g., marketable...

Heat Pump

System that transfers heat from one medium to another for heating or cooling efficiency. 

Heat Recovery System (HRS)

Captures and reuses waste heat from greenhouse or CHP systems. 

Heating Pipe Temperature

Setpoint for pipe rail heating. (Actuator Control Point)

Heating System

Boilers, combined heat & power (CHP), geothermal, or radiant pipes delivering heatinto the greenhouse. 

Heritability

Proportion of trait variation due to genetics. 

Heterozygosity

Genetic diversity across alleles. 

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