Screen constructions: Microclimate and water use in Israel

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 927, Issue , 2012, Pages 515-528

  Tanny, J ^a   Cohen, S ^a   Israeli, Y ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Experimental Station   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air humidity; Air temperature; Air velocity; Crop water consumption; Evapotranspiration; Microclimate; Yield

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84863647057     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.927.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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