Influence of changes in cover and height on the climate of Canary-screenhouses for tomato growth: Preliminary results

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 535-541

  Raya, V ^a   Parra, M ^a   Cid, M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Humidity; Mesh size; Net cover; Temperature; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 37849186863     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.719.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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