Simulation of the growth and the production of the tomato in typical greenhouses of the Mediterranean environment

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 407-411

  Marucci, Alvaro ^a   Pagniello, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Mathematical models; Mediterranean greenhouses; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROP; CULTIVAR; GREENHOUSE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEATING; ILLUMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT YIELD; SIMULATION; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 80655129557     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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