Use of geostatistical and crop growth modelling to assess the variability of greenhouse tomato yield caused by spatial temperature variations

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-227

  Bojacá, Carlos Ricardo ^a   Gil, Rodrigo ^a   Cooman, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

^b United Nations Environment Programme   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Greenhouse microclimate; Temperature distribution; Tomato; Tomgro; Yield variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CROPS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); SENSORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

GEOSTATISTICS; GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE; TOMATO; TOMGRO; YIELD VARIABILITY;

GREENHOUSES;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE SIGNAL; CROP YIELD; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GEOSTATISTICS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH MODELING; KRIGING; MICROCLIMATE; SENSOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 58649120290     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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