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Plant factories versus greenhouses: Comparison of resource use efficiency

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  • Graamans, Luuk
  • Baeza, Esteban
  • van den Dobbelsteen, Andy
  • Tsafaras, Ilias
  • Stanghellini, Cecilia

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Research on closed plant production systems, such as artificially illuminated and highly insulated plant factories, has offered perspectives for urban food production but more insight is needed into their resource use efficiency. This paper assesses the potential of this ‘novel’ system for production in harsh climates with either low or high temperatures and solar radiation levels.

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  • Graamans, Luuk & Baeza, Esteban & van den Dobbelsteen, Andy & Tsafaras, Ilias & Stanghellini, Cecilia, 2018. "Plant factories versus greenhouses: Comparison of resource use efficiency," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 31-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:160:y:2018:i:c:p:31-43
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.11.003
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