THE ULTIMATE
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NET FORby 4°C
Orchards
temperatures
AND HORTICULTURAL
andTHE9°CAGRICULTURAL
at ambient temperatures
of 23°C
INDUSTRIES
and 32°C
respectively*
When ambient temperatures
reach the 40°C region, exposed
leaf and fruit temperatures
exceedand
50°C,
causing
Plants
crops
sufferbleaching
stress
of leaves
and
destruction
of
fruit
from excessive Photosynthetic
skinActive
cells.Radiation
Inadequate
water
(PAR),
heat,uptake
wind
/ moisture
irregularities
increase
and hail which negatively effect
fruit
splitting
quality,
yieldsandandsunburn.
costs.
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and development with more than
satisfactory yields increase citrus
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and plants
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reduce
wind
and
sunburn
damage,
the light quantity and quality,
increase
humidity
andand sunburn,
reducing heat
stress
transpiration
rates. and improving
increasing humidity
transpiration rates.
*After orchards were covered with Spectranet Code 20
SpectraNet
shade netting,
netting istheir
manufactured
in a wide range
Active Blue shade
surface temperature
of
colours and densities,
suitable citrus
for flower,
measurements
taken on exposed
leavesherb,
and vegetable
fruit
and
fruit
production.
differed by between 4°C and 9°C at ambient temperatures
of 23°C and 32°C respectively. The higher the ambient
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Shade
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temperature,
biggerBetter
the difference.
SHADE NETTING
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