Greenhouse design: Concepts and trends

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 952, Issue , 2012, Pages 605-620

  Teitel, M ^a   Baeza, E J ^b   Montero, J I ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Estación Experimental Las Palmerillas   (Spain)

^c Centre de Cabrils Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cover materials; Screenhouse; Solar energy; Structure; Ventilators

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84863699952     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.952.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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