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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Water Balance

Inflow vs. uptake vs. drain. (Digital Control & Software Metric)

Water Quality

Parameters such as pH, EC, dissolved oxygen, ions, and contaminants that affect cropgrowth. 

Water Use Efficiency

Yield per liter of water. 

Wholesale Market

Centralized market where growers sell crops in bulk to distributors, retailers, or food service companies....

Window Actuators

Automated mechanical systems (Ridder drives) for precise vent/window operation. 

Windows XP / Legacy Software

Older operating system platforms sometimes still used in climate computers or control systems, highlighting the...

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