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Microclimate Modification and the Vegetable Crop Ecosystem

Year: 1974

Type: article

Abstract: Humans have been struggling with the plant environment since they started sowing seeds and cultivating vegetation for food. Early attempts were primarily to keep the plants alive. As time passed, trial and error showed that certain conditions favored growth and production. With this knowledge came cultural practices for each species, which were often mixtures of folklore, superstition and fact. Many of these early growing methods have been passed down to recent times.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.9.6.564

Authors: Norman F. Oebker, Herbert J. Hopen

Institution: University of Arizona

Language: English

Topic: Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000