Use of cool plastic films for greenhouse covering in Southern Spain

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 181-186

  Lopez Marin J ^a   Gonzalez A ^a   Garcia Alonso Y ^b   Espi E ^b   Salmeron A ^b   Fontecha, A ^b   Real, A I ^b  

^a IMIDA   (Spain)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse climate; NIR; Sweet pepper; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 71449128275     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.801.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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