Effects of a solar desalination module integrated in a greenhouse roof on light transmission and crop growth

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-330

  Chaibi, M T ^a   Jilar, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DESALINATION; GLASS; GREENHOUSES; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CROP YIELDS; GREENHOUSE ROOF; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR); SOLAR DESALINATION;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURE; DEIONIZATION; FARM CROPS; GLASS; GREENHOUSES; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUN LIGHT;

LACTUCA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 14744270944     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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