Diffuse greenhouse covering materials - Material technology, measurements and evaluation of optical properties

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 469-476

  Hemming, S ^a   Mohammadkhani, V ^a   Dueck, T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffuse light; Glass; Haze; Hemispherical light transmission; Plastic films; Temporal coatings

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049218871     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.797.68     Document Type: Conference Paper

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