Plant factory, as a kind of technology-intensive, resource-efficient agricultural production pattern, has developed rapidly in several countries, i.e., China, Japan, Korea and Netherlands in the past decade. In this paper, the developmental background, significance, current status, and some key techniques of plant factory are summarized and analyzed. Moreover, current problems and future developmental strategy of plant factory are put forward.
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