Changes in the physical, optical, and thermal properties of polyethylene mulches during double cropping

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-97

  Ngouajio, Mathieu ^a   Ernest, Jeremy ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree days; Infrared transmitting; Light transmission; PAR; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GROWTH KINETICS; SOILS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

CROPPING; PLASTIC MULCHES; SOIL WARMING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FARM CROPS; GROWTH; MULCH; PLANTS; SOIL; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 13144279366     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.1.94     Document Type: Article

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