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Light is one of the most important climatic factors for the photosynthetic activities of the plants. Crop growth is directly related to the available solar radiation. Optimizing the transmittance of solar radiation is a very important factor for crop growth in subtropical areas (Soriano et al. 2009)
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von Zabeltitz, C. (2011). Light Transmittance of Greenhouses. In: Integrated Greenhouse Systems for Mild Climates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14582-7_6
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