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Solar Greenhouses

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Solar greenhouses are the enclosures where crops, vegetables, or flowers are provided proper environment under adverse climatic conditions for plant growth and production. Certainly all greenhouses receive necessary sunlight from the sun required for photosynthesis and also supplementary heat during cold months from sun. In tropical countries, the solar insolation and ambient temperatures are quite high and therefore summer greenhouses can be designed in such a way that the inside temperature remains low and the plants receive sufficient of sunlight required for photosynthesis. Greenhouses are also now a days used for growing vegetables and flowers throughout the year even if their season is not there since the light and temperature in the greenhouses can be controlled. Some greenhouses are also designed to conserve the water resources. Naturally, each plant type requires a little different type of environment for best production, but basically the desirable needs are moderate temperature, light, carbon dioxide, oxygen, mineral nutrients, air movement and water. The greenhouses are generally made to provide two energy related needs which are moderate temperature and light.

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Garg, H.P. (1987). Solar Greenhouses. In: Advances in Solar Energy Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3797-0_5

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