Plant factory

{{Short description|Closed system enabling year-round vegetable production}}

A plant factory is a closed growing system which enables a plantsman to achieve constant production of vegetables all year around. The facility utilizes artificial control of light, temperature, moisture, and carbon dioxide concentrations.{{cite news|author=Wang, Audrey|date=14 January 2011|title=Plant factories: the future of farming?|newspaper=Taiwan Today|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=143927&CtNode=427}}{{Cite web|title=Japan reconstituting plant factory concept |date=4 June 2010 |publisher=Fresh Plaza |url=http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=61481 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716044820/http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=61481 |archivedate=July 16, 2012 }}