Mechanical properties of covering materials for greenhouses: Part 1, general overview

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-96

  Briassoulis, D ^a   Waaijenberg, D ^b   Gratraud, J ^c   Von Eslner, B ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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EID: 0002218676     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1997.0154     Document Type: Review

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