Photoselective shade netting integrated with greenhouse technologies for improved performance of vegetable and ornamental crops

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 75-80

  Shahak, Y ^a   Gal, E ^b   Offir, Y ^b   Ben Yakir, D ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Polysack Plastics Industries Nir Yitzhak   (Israel)

Author keywords

Colored shade nets; Crop yield; Light scattering; Pest control; Protected cultivation

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CAPSICUM; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 58049194072     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.797.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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