Greenhouse technology for sustainable production in mild winter climate areas: Trends and needs

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 807, Issue , 2009, Pages 33-44

  Monteroa, J I ^a   Stanghellini, C ^b   Castilla, N ^c  

^a Centre de Cabrils Barcelona   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO 2 enrichment; Life cycle assessment; NIR radiation; Screens; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053235159     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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