Comprehensive review on dehumidification strategies for agricultural greenhouse applications

M Amani, S Foroushani, M Sultan, M Bahrami - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Humidity is one of the important climate parameters in greenhouse food production.
Maintaining humidity levels within the optimal growth range enhances yield. Moreover …

Solar Desalination by humidification–dehumidification: a review

N Ghazouani, AA El-Bary, GE Hassan, N Becheikh… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The scarcity of drinkable water supplies is becoming a serious and troubling challenge to
long-term development. This issue emphasises the urgency of implementing rapid water …

Development of a microclimate model for prediction of temperatures inside a naturally ventilated greenhouse under cucumber crop in soilless media

MC Singh, JP Singh, KG Singh - Computers and electronics in agriculture, 2018 - Elsevier
The microclimate inside a protected structure is affected mainly by physical processes
involving heat and mass transfer between plants, air, growing media and the plastic cover …

Design and analysis of a renewable energy driven greenhouse integrated with a solar still for arid climates

F Mahmood, T Al-Ansari - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Closed or protected agriculture in arid climates requires a significant amount of energy to
maintain optimum conditions due to the harsh external environment and unavailability of …

[PDF][PDF] Soilless cucumber cultivation under protective structures in relation to irrigation coupled fertigation management, economic viability and potential benefits-a …

MC Singh, DS Kachwaya, K Kalsi - Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci, 2018 - researchgate.net
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is one of the most popular vegetable crops cultivated
broadly throughout the world (Soleimani et al., 2009) under plastic greenhouses for higher …

Nutrient and water use efficiency of cucumbers grown in soilless media under a naturally ventilated greenhouse

MC Singh, GK Singh, JP Singh - Journal of Agricultural Science …, 2019 - jast.modares.ac.ir
Cucumbers were planted in soilless media in a split plot design with three replicates under a
naturally ventilated greenhouse to study nutrient and water use efficiency in relation to …

Performance of soilless cucumbers under partially controlled greenhouse environment in relation to deficit fertigation

MC Singh, KG Singh, JP Singh - Indian Journal of Horticulture, 2018 - indianjournals.com
An experimental trial was carried out in a split plot design in three replicates to identify the
effect of deficit nutrient supply to soilless cucumbers under partially controlled greenhouse …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a novel isothermal heat and mass exchanger for humidity control

A Rahnama, S Najafpour, M Bahrami - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Efficient energy technologies are becoming increasingly important for mitigating climate
change. In this study, a desiccant-based sorption system was developed to reduce energy …

Performance of soilless cucumbers in relation to differential fertigation under naturally ventilated greenhouse conditions

MC Singh, KG Singh, JP Singh… - Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
A study was carried out in a split plot design in three replicates during 2016–17 to monitor
the performance of soilless cucumbers in relation to differential fertigation. The treatments …

Impact of ventilation rate and its associated characteristics on greenhouse microclimate and energy use

MC Singh, KK Sharma, V Prasad - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Ventilation in greenhouses is achieved either naturally (driven by wind or buoyancy or both)
or mechanically (using fans). Natural ventilation is the commonly used energy-efficient …