| The objective of this paper was to describe the radiation and energy balance, during the lettuce (Lactuca sativa, L. cv. Verônica) crop cycle inside a polyethylene greenhouse. The radiation and energy balance was made inside a tunnel greenhouse with polyethylene cover (100 mum) and in an external area, both areas with 35 m². Global, reflected and net radiation, soil heat flux and air temperature (dry and humid) were measured during the crop cycle. A Datalogger, which operated at 1 Hz frequency, storing 5 minutes averages was utilized. The global (K<FONT FACE=Symbol>¯</FONT>) and reflected (K<FONT FACE=Symbol></FONT>) radiations showed that the average transmission of global radiation (K<FONT FACE=Symbol>¯</FONT>in /... |
