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  • cucumber nutrient uptake light intensity air temperature

    Nutrient uptake of cucumbers depends on light intensity and air temperature

    By Antonius Lecuona|Published On: September 22, 2014|Last Updated: March 17, 2017|Categories: Cucumbers|Tags: Nutrients, radiation, Temperature|

    When it comes to fertigation programmes or recipes, most commercial growers have a good indication of what is required. The nutrient program is either obtained from the fertilizer company or it is a tried and tested custom mix. Quite often what these recipes do not indicate or provide, is the variations of nutrients required within [...]

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  • Thermal screens greenhouse cooling – are they effective

    By Antonius Lecuona|Published On: May 1, 2013|Last Updated: January 10, 2019|Categories: Cooling, Greenhouses, Systems|Tags: Cooling, Greenhouses, radiation, Temperature|

    Heat is always a problem in greenhouses during summer months and even during winter in some areas. Extreme high temperatures cause stress in plants and reduce yields, quality and increases pest and disease pressure thereby increasing costs. Overall, the economic viability of a greenhouse decreases if temperature is not controlled sufficiently. One of the latest [...]

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