Cooling naturally ventilated greenhouses in the tropics by near-infra red reflection

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 259-265

  Mutwiwa, U N ^a   Von Elsner, B ^a   Tantau, H J ^a   Max, J F J ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Insect proof screens; Natural ventilation; NIR reflection; Tropics

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 67649954115     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.801.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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