SOIL TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR GROWING OF HIGH-VALUE TEMPERATE CROPS ON TROPICAL LOWLAND

Low soil temperature (14℃–20℃) favours growing of high-value temperate crops that are known to have higher return per hectare of land than other widely cultivated crops, thereby presenting increased income to farmer. However, due to high soil cooling load, growing these crops on tropical lowland are...

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Main Authors: Rasaq Adekunle Olabomi, Bakar Jaafar, Md Nor Musa, Shamsul Sarip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zibeline International 2022-06-01
Series:Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
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Online Access:https://myjsustainagri.com/archives/1mjsa2022/1mjsa2022-57-64.pdf