Comparison of plastic films with different optical properties for soil covering in horticulture: Test under simulated environmental conditions

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 539-548

  Heißner, Adolf ^a   Schmidt, Stefanie ^a   Von Elsner, Burkhardt ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Horticulture; Irradiation; Laboratory test; Modeling; Optical film properties; Plastic mulch; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS;

EID: 14144252077     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1862     Document Type: Article

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