Influence of aluminized thermal screens on greenhouse microclimate and night transpiration

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 614, Issue , 2003, Pages 387-392

  Kittas, C ^a   Katsoulas, N ^a   Baille, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Insulation; Microclimate; Thermal screen; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249170745     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.614.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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