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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2013.22.4.355

Effect of Heating by Infrared Heating Lamps on Growth of Strawberry and Heating Cost  

An, Jae Uk (Gyeongnam Agriculture Research & Extension Services)
An, Chul Geon (Gyeongnam Agriculture Research & Extension Services)
Hwang, Yeon Hyeon (Gyeongnam Agriculture Research & Extension Services)
Yoon, Hae Suk (Gyeongnam Agriculture Research & Extension Services)
Chang, Young Ho (Gyeongnam Agriculture Research & Extension Services)
Shon, Gil Man (Gyeongnam Agriculture Research & Extension Services)
Jeong, Byoung Ryong (Department of Horticulture, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21Plus) Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.22, no.4, 2013 , pp. 355-360 More about this Journal
Abstract
Diesel-burning air heater (air heater) and infrared heating lamp (infrared heater) were installed as auxiliary heaters in two single water-curtained plastic greenhouses with a set night temperature of $6^{\circ}C$ for cultivation of strawberry 'Seolhyang'. The average night air temperature was $6.6^{\circ}C$ in the infrared heater treatment and $7.1^{\circ}C$ in the air heater treatment. However, when the minimum outside temperature fell below $-10^{\circ}C$, the air heater had less internal temperature fluctuations. In contrast, the infrared heater had some cases of falling below the set temperature. The relative humidity was higher than 98% by the side-effect of water-curtain system regardless of the heating system. There was about $5^{\circ}C$ difference in leaf temperature between the turned-on and -off state of the infrared heater, and the efficacy of the infrared heater on leaf temperature was only limited to about 4 meters from the system. Peduncle length and plant height in the infrared heater tended to be greater than those in the air heater. There was, however, no statistically difference in leaf size and numbers of leaves, flowers on first cluster and branches. There was no difference in soluble solids content, fruit firmness, average fruit weight of the harvested fruits, and the yield. Comparing the heating costs, the air heater system took 622,662 won based on 543 L tax-free diesel, while the infrared heater system took 235,284 won by consuming 5,685 kWh of electricity, and 62.2% heating costs saving was achieved.
Keywords
air heater; Fragaria x ananassa Duch; water-curtain cultivation;
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