Temperature Changes Under Different Protective Structures at the Late Autumn and Early Spring Periods in Van

Abstract

In cold areas protected cultivation has limited due to heating expenses. In microclimates like Van Lake the cost can be decreased. In this study, temperatures of average, maximum and minimum were measured in open (O), low tunnel (L), high tunnel (H), glasshouse (G), low and high tunnel (LH), low tunnel + glasshouse (LG), high tunnel + glasshouse (HG), low tunnel + high tunnel + glasshouse (LHG) between November 1993-April 1994. From these data, the possibilities of protected cultivation and the most suitable growing systems in the area were determined.