Microclimate and Air Exchange Rates in Greenhouses covered with Different Nets in the Humid Tropics

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-253

  Harmanto, ^a   Tantau, H J ^a   Salokhe, V M ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; PLASTIC FILMS; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VAPORS;

AIR EXCHANGE; INSECT-PROOF NETS; MESH SIZES; VENTILATION OPENINGS;

GREENHOUSES;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33646527841     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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