Effects of three greenhouse cover materials on tomato growth, productivity, and energy use

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 165-178

  Papadopoulos, Athanasios P ^a   Hao, Xiuming ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrylic; Cover material; Glass; Polyethylene; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030659714     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(97)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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