The radiation spectrum through ornamental net houses and its impact on the climate generated

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 631-636

  Perez M ^a   Plaza, B M ^a   Jimenez S ^a   Lao, M T ^a   Barbero, J ^a   Bosch, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti pest mesh and aluminised thermal screen; Ornamental crops; Relative humidity; Temperature; Transmission coefficient; VPD

Indexed keywords

INSECTA;

EID: 37849185634     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.719.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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