Greenhouse cooling strategies for Mediterranean climate areas

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 425-431

  Gazquez J C ^a   Lopez J C ^a   Perez Parra J J ^a   Baeza, E J ^a   Saez M ^a   Parra, A ^a  

^a Cajamar Experimental Station 'Las Palmerillas'   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate; Evaporative cooling; Fog system; Forced ventilation; Whitening

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 71449087320     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.801.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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