Greenhouse engineering: New technologies and approaches

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 893, Issue , 2011, Pages 51-64

  Montero, J I ^a   Van Henten, E J ^b   Son, J E ^c   Castilla, N ^d  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate control; Mechanisation; Semi closed greenhouses; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053237712     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2011.893.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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