Spatially distributed greenhouse climate control based on wireless sensor network measurements

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1154, Issue , 2017, Pages 111-119

  Katsoulas, N ^a,b   Ferentinos, K P ^b   Tzounis, A ^a   Bartzanas, T ^b   Kittas, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Center for Research and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Plant based measurements; Precision greenhouse horticulture; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018761111     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1154.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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