Experimental study of a high pressure fogging system in naturally ventilated greenhouses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 393-400

  Li, S ^a   Willits, D H ^a   Yunker, C A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fogging system; Greenhouses; High pressure; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248995572     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.719.44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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