The objective of this course for the students to be able t have a sound overview of the current status and perspectives of vegetable production in Greece and at global level, the nutritional value, and the economic aspects of producing vegetables both in open field and in greenhouse, as well as their marketing, select the most appropriate crops and cropping systems for a particular cultivation site, understand the major interactions between vegetable production, root and air environment, including climatic conditions, advise growers about the most appropriate cropping practices and new technological developments in the sector of vegetable production and marketing etc