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Greenhouse technology used to grow crops

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Greenhouse technology is used to grow vegetables without using electricity. Canadian greenhouse technology uses Chinese methods to grow vegetables.

What is greenhouse technology?

Greenhouse technology is the technique of providing favourable environmental conditions to plants.

What is Thermodynamics?

Thermodynamics is the study of relations between heat, temperature, energy and work.

Do you know about greenhouse technology? Let’s find it out together.

Important Details

  • A Chinese agronomist helped the Canadian greenhouse technology to grow vegetables without using power.
  • An agronomist is a person who is an expert in soil management and crop production.
  • This Chinese agronomist is Dong Jianyi. He used laws of thermodynamics to grow cucumbers peppers, lettuce, tomatoes without using any power.
  • Fresh Pal Farms launched by Dong Jianyi is considered to be the largest passive greenhouse in Canada.
  • Growing vegetables without heat
    • The technique to grow vegetables in China’s cold states without heat led to the development of passive greenhouses which do not use electricity.
  • How are passive greenhouses created?
    • A greenhouse of the steel frame is constructed which is 300-foot-long and 30-foot-wide.
    • This greenhouse consists of two polyolefin plastic roofs.
    • An electric motor is installed that helps to trap heat during the day.
    • Therefore, the temperature inside the greenhouse is fixed at 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

Moreover, the greenhouse has a clay wall on its north side and it captures light easily from the south directive sun.

 

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