An experimental study of soil temperature regimes associated with solar disinfestation techniques under greenhouse conditions in Greece

dc.contributor.author	Garofalakis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsiros, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Frangoudakis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Chronopoulos, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Flouri, F	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:46:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:46:58Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	10934529	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934520600574997	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3332
dc.subject	Greenhouse	en
dc.subject	Heat transfer	en
dc.subject	Meteorological Parameters	en
dc.subject	Solar Disinfestation	en
dc.subject.other	Greenhouse effect	en
dc.subject.other	Heat transfer	en
dc.subject.other	Metallic compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Meteorology	en
dc.subject.other	Plastic products	en
dc.subject.other	Solar radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Meteorological Parameters	en
dc.subject.other	Plastic covers	en
dc.subject.other	Solar Disinfestation	en
dc.subject.other	Soil testing	en
dc.subject.other	polyethylene	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	conductor	en
dc.subject.other	disinfection	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	greenhouse	en
dc.subject.other	heat transfer	en
dc.subject.other	meteorological phenomena	en
dc.subject.other	soil temperature	en
dc.subject.other	solar radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	Disinfection	en
dc.subject.other	Environment, Controlled	en
dc.subject.other	Heat	en
dc.subject.other	Soil Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	Sunlight	en
dc.title	An experimental study of soil temperature regimes associated with solar disinfestation techniques under greenhouse conditions in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/10934520600574997	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	This paper deals with an experimental study of various techniques that have been applied for soil disinfestation purposes under greenhouse conditions. Various meteorological parameters and soil temperatures were measured for four different experimental soil segments (three associated with different disinfestation techniques and one as a reference) at depths varying between 0-1 m and with a time interval of 5 min in a greenhouse located in the Agricultural University of Athens Campus, Greece. Results showed that plastic polyethylene films such as covers, metallic conductors or a combination of both were able to enhance heat transfer and temperature increase in greenhouse soil. For typical disinfestation conditions, the depth-averaged temperature values for plastic covers, metallic conductors, and the combination of both were found to be higher than those for the reference of about 5°C, 12°C and 15°C, respectively. Moreover, the remained population percentages 50 days after the initiation of the experiment were found to be 19.3%, 25.3%, 37.3% και 94% of the initial population, for the combination of metallic conductors and plastic covers, metallic conductors, plastic cover, and for the reference, respectively. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.volume	41	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/10934520600574997	en
dc.identifier.spage	621	en
dc.identifier.epage	630	en