Plastics: Modifying the microclimate for the production of vegetable crops

Agriculture & Biology

• plastic film mulches 72%
• vegetable crops 67%
• microclimate 67%
• microirrigation 50%
• row covers 50%
• plastics 47%
• fertigation 36%
• polymers 34%
• polyethylene 28%
• containers 27%
• glass 26%
• chemigation 26%
• production technology 25%
• vertebrate pests 24%
• horticulturists 23%
• greenhouses 22%
• insect diseases 21%
• stand establishment 21%
• filters 19%
• poly(vinyl chloride) 17%
• sanitation 17%
• fumigation 17%
• integrated pest management 16%
• pipes 16%
• soil temperature 15%
• polypropylenes 15%
• polyesters 14%
• marketing 14%
• air temperature 14%
• packaging 13%
• rain 11%
• crops 8%
• soil 7%
• methodology 4%