Solar greenhouse an option for renewable and sustainable farming

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3934-3945

  Panwar, N L ^a   Kaushik, S C ^a   Kothari, Surendra ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculture greenhouse; Cooling; Heating; Thermal modeling; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; THERMOANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSE; ECONOMIC CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN INHIBITION; SOLAR GREENHOUSE; SUSTAINABLE FARMING; THERMAL MODEL;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 79961124658     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.030     Document Type: Review

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