Virtual grower: Software to calculate heating costs of greenhouse production in the United States

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 778-785

  Frantz, Jonathan M ^a   Hand, Bryon ^a   Buckingham, Lee ^b   Ghose, Somik ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Innovative Food Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Covering; Decision support; Energy efficiency; Floriculture; Glazing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956213387     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.4.778     Document Type: Article

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