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Greenhouse energy consumption

van Steenis, Eric USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Sta­tion, Proceedings RMRS-P-58. p.7-9. National Proceed­ings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Association ­2008. 2009.

Energy as a proportion of greenhouse crop production cost is rising. This has sparked renewed interest in energy conservation, alternate fuels, different growing facilities, new cropping systems, and so on. This article briefly touches on energy conservation and provides a simple approach for evaluating alternate fuel sources. Keywords: greenhouse heating, Q10, seed germination, humidity


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Author(s): Eric Van Steenis

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2008

Event: Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association
2008 - Missoula, Montana