The effect of screen texture on air flow and radiation transmittance: Laboratory and field experiments

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1015, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-52

  Tanny, J ^a   Pirkner, M ^a   Teitel, M ^a   Cohen, S ^a   Shahak, Y ^a   Shapira, O ^b   Israeli, Y ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Experimental Station   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air velocity; Banana; Radiation; Screenhouse; Shading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892701788     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2014.1015.4     Document Type: Article

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