Cover materials excluding near infrared radiation: Effect on greenhouse climate and plant processes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 477-482

  Kempkes, F ^a   Stanghellini, C ^a   Hemming, S ^a   Dai, J ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Greenhouse temperature; Light management; NIR filter; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049198308     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.797.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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