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Effects of Covering Materials and Methods on Heat Insulation of a Plastic Greenhouse and Growth and Yield of Tomato  

Kwon Joon Kook (Protected Horticulture Experiment Station, NHRI, RDA)
Lee Jae Han (Protected Horticulture Experiment Station, NHRI, RDA)
Kang Nam Jun (Protected Horticulture Experiment Station, NHRI, RDA)
Kang Kyung Hee (Protected Horticulture Experiment Station, NHRI, RDA)
Choi Young Hah (Protected Horticulture Experiment Station, NHRI, RDA)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.13, no.4, 2004 , pp. 251-257 More about this Journal
Abstract
This experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of different covering materials and methods on heat insulation of a plastic greenhouse, growth and yield of tomato. Night air and soil temperatures in a double-layer greenhouse with external multifold thermal cover (MTC; eight-ounce cassimere+four-fold polyform+double-fold non-woven fabric+single-fold polypropylene covering were about $1^{\circ}C$ lower than in that with internal MTC covering, but about $3^{\circ}C$ higher than in that with an EVA film screen. Tomato yield in the external MTC covering increased by $2\%\;and\;19\%$ as compared to that in the internal MTC covering and the non-covering of MTC, respectively, due to its high light transmission and insulation effect. Night air temperatures in a double-layer greenhouse with external MTC covering and with thermal screen (polyester plus aluminium) were $2.2^{\circ}C\;and\;4.5^{\circ}C$ higher than those in a double-layer greenhouse with an external MTC covering and in a double-layer greenhouse equipped an EVA film screen, respectively. Tomato yield in the treatment with external MTC covering and a thermal screen was $18\%\;and\;37\%$ greater than that in the external MTC covering and in an EVA film screen, respectively. Results indicate that tomato could be grown without heating or with minimal heating in a double-layer greenhouse covered with MTC and a thermal screen during the winter season in sourthern regions of Korea.
Keywords
heat insulation; thermal screen; multifold thermal cover; tomato;
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