Air and leaf temperatures and relative humidity in a naturally ventilated single-span greenhouse with a fogging system for cooling and its evaporative cooling efficiency

Environmental Control in Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Handarto, ^a   Hayashi, Makio ^a,b   Kozai, Toyoki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fogging rate; Tomato; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

EID: 37949032421     PISSN: 1880554X     EISSN: 18830986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2525/ecb.43.3     Document Type: Article

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