This work is motivated by the difficulty of cultivating crops in horticulture greenhouses under
hot and arid climate conditions. The main challenge is to provide a suitable greenhouse …

Highlights•Review of greenhouse designs and technologies in hot climates was
conducted.•CFD approaches for exploring various greenhouse cooling technologies are …

Indoor greenhouse temperature exceeds tolerable range for plants growth mostly during the
summer in Ahvaz-Iran. Attempts for improving ventilation in summer was not adequate …

The projected increase of the world's population, coupled with the shrinking area of arable
land required to meet future food demands, is building pressure on Earth's finite agricultural …

Modern agriculture is nowadays subject to regulations in terms of quality and environmental
impact and thus it is a field where the application of automatic control techniques has …

Greenhouse crop production systems are located throughout the world within a wide range
of climatic conditions. To achieve environmental conditions favorable for plant growth …

Photovoltaic (PV) greenhouses are widely used to regulate internal irradiance and air
temperature to create optimal climatic conditions for plant growth. Therefore, comprehensive …

Greenhouse technology is a viable option for sustainable crop production in the regions of
adverse climatic conditions. High summer temperature is a major setback for successful …

Application of solar energy in greenhouse heating during the cold months could be of great
importance. In this study, six shapes of greenhouses including: uneven span, even span …

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 …