PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF TRANSPIRATION COEFFICIENTS OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE.

Author(s) : BEEK G. van

Summary

THE PAPER GIVES A REVIEW OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPIRATION COEFFICIENTS WITH ONE IMPORTANT EXCEPTION: THE TRANSPIRATION COEFFICIENT AS A FUNCTION OF THE VAPOUR-PRESSURE DEFICIT. THE RELATION COMMONLY USED: TRANSPIRATION RATE, TRANSPIRATION COEFFICIENT AS FUNCTION OF VAPOUR PRESSURE DEFICIT, IS ALWAYS VALID, BUT THE TRANSPIRATION COEFFICIENT CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS A CONSTANT PRODUCT PROPERTY. THE PAPER STARTS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THIS PHENOMENON AND THEN PROCEEDS WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.

Details

  • Original title: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF TRANSPIRATION COEFFICIENTS OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE.
  • Record ID : 1986-1477
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1985
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 91; n. 1B; 708-725; 5 fig.; 7 tabl.; 6 ref.; discuss.
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