Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Controlling Significance of the Effective Parameters in Environmental Conditions of Commercial Greenhouses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ghasem Zarei 1
Jalal Javadimoghaddam 1
Hamideh Faridi 2
1 Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AERI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran;
2 Department of Biosystems Engineering, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22047/srjasnr.2021.140540
Abstract
Determining and using optimized environmental conditions for each crop is required to use greenhouses to produce different crops. These conditions are defined as the initial conditions for the realization of production by growers and the growth stage of the selected plant is followed by the greenhouse controllers in accordance with the environmental conditions associated with the desired plant. Moreover, it is important to identify the nutrient and culture media that allow greenhouse crops to grow under optimal conditions. The evolution of the cultivation and production process cycle depends on the proper and accurate definition and implementation of environmental conditions as well as cultivation conditions. One of the main challenges in locating, designing, building, and operation of greenhouses is the method of controlling the conditions of the environment made in an optimal and suitable level for the growth and development of plants. This study aims to discuss and analyzed in detail the role and necessity of controlling each of the climatic and environmental parameters including temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, carbon dioxide root environment (culture medium).
Keywords
Control parameters
Controlled environment
Culture medium
Greenhouse climate
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Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Volume 6, Issue 2
November 2021
Pages 123-138