Investigation of the impact of supplemental reflective films to improve micro-light climate within tomato plant canopy in solar greenhouses.

ABSTRACT: The non-uniform growth and development of crops within Chinese Solar Greenhouses (CSG) is directly related to the micro-light climate within canopy. In practice, reflective films are used to improve micro-light climate within plant canopy by homogenizing light distribution and so increasing total plant light interception. However, as to our knowledge, the contributions to light distribution within canopy have not been investigated for passive reflector like reflective films. Field experiments dealing with light conditions and growth behavior over time, are complicated to carry out, time-consuming and hard to control, while however, accurate measurements of how reflective films influence the micro-light climate of canopy are an essential step to improve the growth conditions for any crop. H

SUBMITTER: Liu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445499 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature