Use of a PSNM to Increase Precocity and Its Benefits in Greenhouse - Grown Sweet Pepper

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dc.contributor.author Lopez - Marin, J.
dc.contributor.author Galvez, A.
dc.contributor.author Porras, I.
dc.contributor.author Brotons - Mart i nez, J. M.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-01-15T08:39:12Z
dc.date.available 2018-01-15T08:39:12Z
dc.date.issued 2018-01-15
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3586
dc.description Paper en_US
dc.description.abstract The types and varieties of peppers grown in Mediterranean areas are a response to the deman d of European markets, although in each Autonomous Community local varieties are grown to satisfy the national demand. Nowadays, the range of shapes, colours, tastes and uses is wider than ever as a result of greenhouse cultivation, national and internatio nal tendencies and increased demand. In Murcia, the growing cycle runs from December to July or August, depending on the market and the growth of the crop. Sweet pepper is normally grown in greenhouses, using a variety of technologies: from simple shaded g reenhouses, to the most - advanced multitunnels (large, in the form of a round arch or Gothic arch and with sophisticated ventilation). Due to the high cost of fuel, it is impossible to use heating during winter after transplanting, so alternative techniques are used to raise the temperature a few degrees and improve crop production. The aim of this work was to increase the precocity and productivity of sweet pepper grown in greenhouses. The effect of a Polypropylene Spunbonded Nonwoven Microtunnel (PSNM) was studied. The results show that, although the increase in production was not great (lower than 5% in both years of the study), precocity increased by 16% in both years. Since the increased cost of using this technology is not excessive, crop profitability increases if precocity is taken into account, as all our indicators show. The study suggests that the use of a PSNM raises the marketable production and brings forward the first harvests. Keywords: Crop protection, Monte c arlo, Profitability, Risk, Value at r isk en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher JKUAT en_US
dc.subject Value at r isk. en_US
dc.subject Risk en_US
dc.subject Profitability en_US
dc.subject Monte c arlo en_US
dc.subject Crop protection en_US
dc.title Use of a PSNM to Increase Precocity and Its Benefits in Greenhouse - Grown Sweet Pepper en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US


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