A model of greenhouse humidity suitable for control of crop processes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 406, Issue , 1996, Pages 125-131

  De Jong, Taeke ^a   Stanghellini, Cecilia ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate control; Crop transpiration; Dew forming; Greenhouse; Humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344152425     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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