V International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates: Current Trends for Suistainable Technologies (original) (raw)

ISHS Acta Horticulturae 559

List price € 123 Buy this book This title is only available in e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners J.A. Fern�ndez, P.F. Mart�nez, N. Caltilla Editors J.A. Fern�ndez, P.F. Mart�nez, N. Castilla Publicationdate 18 October 2001 ISBN 978-90-66059-34-4 ISSN 2406-6168 (electronic) Number of articles 120 Volumes 2 Place Cartagena, Spain Online articles: Preface (J.A. Fern�ndez) CROP PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES: TRENDS AND NEEDS (G. La Malfa, C. Leonardi) EFFECTS OF GROWTH REGULATORS ON ROOTING AND STEM ELONGATION IN PROPAGATION OF FIVE FLOWERING TROPICAL PERENNIALS (R. Schoellhorn) COMPARISON OF THE DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS ON THE GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) (M. Hallidri) SURVEY OF THE PROTECTED CULTIVATION INDUSTRY OF TABLE GRAPES FOR EARLIER PRODUCTION IN SICILY (A. Cicala, S. La Malfa, P. Saraceno Meli) GROWTH OF TOMATO SEEDLINGS IN A GROWTH CHAMBER WITH PRISM LIGHT GUIDES AND ELECTRODELESS DISCHARGE LAMPS (T. Higashide, H. Shimaji, H. Hamamoto, T. Shimazu, J. Honda, M. Hashimoto, K. Nakamura) PRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF STRAWBERRY WAITING BED PLANTS IN HYDROPONIC CULTIVATION UNDER GREENHOUSE (S. L�pez-Galarza, J.V. Maroto, A. San Bautista, B. Pascual, J. Alagarda, M.S. Bono) THE EFFECT OF PLANT TRIMMING ON NETTED MELONS (CUCUMIS MELO L.) PRODUCTION, GROWN UNDER PLASTIC TUNNELS (S. Jani) BEAN RESPONSE TO MULCHING IN UNHEATED PLASTIC GREENHOUSE (J. Hern�ndez, M.I. Morales, I. Escobar) A COMPARISON BETWEEN HYBRIDS OF GLADIOLI CULTIVATED IN NUTRIENT FILM TECHNIQUE (NFT) (A.B. Pisanu, A. Sirigu) GROWTH OF OREOPANAX CAPITATUS AND COCCULUS LAURIFOLIUS IN DIFFERENT PROTECTED ENVIRONMENTS (C. Cervelli, P.G. Fadelli, A. Tallone) AVOIDING THE BENDING (‘KINKING’) OF INFLORESCENCE PEDUNCLE ON CHERRY TOMATO (J.J. Berenguer, I. Escobar, F. S�nchez, J. Cuartero) EFFECT OF PLASTIC FILMS AND ROW COVERS ON GROWTH AND QUALITY OF WINTER SPINACH (K. Murakami, S. Inoue, H. Kumakura, Y. Araki) CUCUMBER GROWTH AND YIELD AS AFFECTED BY MULCHING IN SOILLESS CULTURE IN UNHEATED GREENHOUSE (P. Lorenzo, E. Medrano, J. P�rez, N. Castilla) SPROUT INHIBITION IN PEPINO (SOLANUM MURICATUM AIT.) CULTIVATED IN GREENHOUSE (J.V. Maroto, S. L�pez-Galarza, A. San Bautista, J.L. Fresquet, C. Baixauli) INFLUENCE OF TWO PRUNING TYPES ON TWO CLONES OF PEPINO (SOLANUM MURICATUM AIT.) IN HYDROPONIC CULTIVATION (J.V. Maroto, S. L�pez-Galarza, A. San Bautista, J.L. Fresquet, C. Baixauli) DEFOLIATION OF GREENHOUSE TOMATO PLANTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION TO FRUITS (J.L. Andriolo, L.L. Falc�o, T.S. Duarte, E.C. Skrebsky) EFFECTS OF LOW TUNNELS, PLASTIC MULCH AND MINERAL NUTRIENT TREATMENTS ON CHILLING TOLERANCE OF SNAP BEAN PLANTS (W.A. El-Tohamy, S.M. Singer, U.A. El-Behairy, A.F. Abou-Hadid) TRIPLOID SEEDLESS WATERMELON PRODUCTION WITHOUT POLLINATORS. EFFECT OF THE NUMBER OF SPRAYED FLOWERS ON FRUIT SIZE (A. Miguel, J.V. Maroto, S. L�pez-Galarza) INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT ROOTSTOCKS ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF GREENHOUSES GROWN CUCUMBERS (P. Hoyos Echebarr�a) PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT TRIPLOID WATERMELON CULTIVARS WITHOUT POLLINATORS (A. Miguel, J.V. Maroto, S. L�pez-Galarza) EFFECTS OF GRAFTING ON TOMATO AND EGGPLANT (D. Romano, A. Paratore) GROWTH AND LEAF COLOUR RESPONSES OF OLEANDER (NERIUM OLEANDER L.) TO PINCHING AND CHLORMEQUAT CHLORIDE TREATMENT (S. Ba�on Arias, J. Antonio, F. Leemhuis, J.A. Fern�ndez Hern�ndez, J. Ochoa Rego, A.G. Benaente-Garc�a) TRENDS IN GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVED CLIMATE CONTROL IN MILD WINTER CLIMATES (A. Baille) EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES FOR TOMATO SPRING CROPS IN THE ENTRE DOURO E MINHO REGION OF PORTUGAL (M.J. Abreu, V.C. Ferreira, A. Sottomayor, A.C. Vargues, J.F. Meneses) NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSE DESIGNS FOR OPTIMUM COOLING (T.H. Short, I. Lee, R.R. Stowell) COMPARISON OF ASYMMETRICAL GREENHOUSE TYPES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA OF SPAIN (N. Castilla, J. Hern�ndez, F.M. Quesada, M.I. Morales, A. Guill�n, M.T. Soriano, I. Escobar, A. Ant�n, J.I. Montero) CONTROL OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BASED ON A HEATING SYSTEM AND HUMID CORRUGATED PADS FOR A SUITABLE HUMIDITY IN A GROWTH CHAMBER: MODELLING AND SIMULATION (R. Tawegoum, R. Teixeira, G. Chass�riaux) PASSIVE VENTILATED HIGH-ROOF GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES IN A HUMID, MILD WINTER CLIMATE (D. Cantliffe, N. Shaw, E. Jovicich, J.C. Rodriguez, I Secker, Z. Karchi) DIRECT AND DIFFUSE LIGHT TRANSMISSION OF INSECT-PROOF SCREENS AND PLASTIC FILMS FOR CLADDING GREENHOUSES (J.I. Montero, A. Ant�n, J. Hern�ndez, N. Castilla) EFFECT OF GREENHOUSE SHADING MATERIALS ON THE FOLIAR AREA AND FLOWERING OF TWO CYCLAMEN PERSICUM HYBRIDS (L. Mascarini, A. Mascarini, M. Goldberg, A. Landini, S. Orden, F. Vilella) THE EFFECTS OF CO2 ENRICHMENT ON CUCUMBER GROWTH UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS (M.L. Segura, J.F. Parra, P. Lorenzo, M.C. S�nchez-Guerrero, E. Medrano) EFFECTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHED IRRIGATION ON YIELD OF EGGPLANT (SOLANUM MELONGENA) PRODUCTION UNDER GREEN HOUSE CONDITIONS (C. Aguilera, D. Murcia, A. Ru�z) AIR INFILTRATION RATE OF ALMERIA "PARRAL�TYPE" GREENHOUSES (J.C. L�pez, J. P�rez, J.I. Montero, A. Ant�n) THE INFLUENCE OF PHOTOSELECTIVE PLASTIC FILMS AS GREENHOUSE COVER ON SWEET PEPPER YIELD AND ON INSECT PEST LEVELS (A. Gonz�lez, R. Rodr�guez, S. Ba�on, J.A. Franco, J.A. Fern�ndez) ENERGY SAVING IN GREENHOUSES WITH PLASTIC COVERINGS (C.E.L. Oliveira, J.L. Garc�a, L.M. Navas, M.A. Mu�oz, R.M. Benavente, S. De La Plaza) ALTERATION OF GREENHOUSE LIGHT ENVIRONMENT BY PHOTOSELECTIVE COVERS TO PRODUCE COMPACT PLANTS (N. Rajapakse, T. Cerny, S. Li, R. Oi) TRANSIENT AND STATIONARY HEAT TRANSFER IN SOILS FOR A SET OF SUBSURFACE WATER HEATED PIPES (F. Alhama, C.F. Gonz�lez-Gern�ndez, A. P�rez-Garrido, M. Alarc�n) HEATING AND CO2 ENRICHMENT IN IMPROVED LOW-COST GREENHOUSES (M.C. S�nchez-Guerrero, P. Lorenzo, E. Medrano, M. Garc�a, I. Escobar) NATURAL VENTILATION OF MULTI-SPAN TUNNEL GREENHOUSES WITH AND WITHOUT INSECT-PROOF SCREENS (P. Muñoz, J.I. Montero, A. Ant�n) INFLUENCE OF MISTING ON TEMPERATURE AND HEAT STORAGE OF GREENHOUSE GROWN TOMATO FRUITS DURING SUMMER CONDITIONS (A. Baille, C. Leonardi) EFFECTS OF ALUMINIZED SHADING SCREENS VS WHITEWASH ON TOMATO PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY UNDER A NON HEATED GREENHOUSE (E.J. Fernandez-Rodriguez, D. Perez, F. Camacho-Ferre, J. Fernandez Vadillos, A. Kenig) TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF DRY AND WET GREENHOUSE CLADDING MATERIALS AND RELATION TO CROP PHOTOSYNTHESIS (I.V. Pollet, J.G. Pieters, J.M. Deltour) BIO-AGRONOMIC EFFECTS OF NET SHADING ON "PRIMOSOLE" MANDARIN (C. German�, A. Continella, E. Tribulato) MODIFICATION OF TOMATO FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS BY SALT STRESS (C. Leonardi, F. Giuffrida, V. Lipari) SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING STRATEGY FOR GREENHOUSE STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION (FRAGARIA X ANANASSA DUCH. CV. SWEET CHARLIE) (J.S. Gottdenker, G.A. Giacomelli, E. Durner) EFFECT OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION AND WATER REGIME ON CUT ROSE PRODUCTION GROWN IN HYDROPONIC SYSTEM (F. Malorgio, M. Scacco, F. Tognoni, A. Pardossi) EFFECTS OF NURSERY IRRIGATION AND TEMPERATURE ON MORPHO-ANATOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LOTUS CRETICUS (S. Ba��n Arias, J.A. Fern�ndez Hern�ndez, J.A. Franco Leemhuis, A. Gonz�lez Benavente-Garc�a) EFFECTS OF LIGHTING ON THE GROWTH, QUALITY AND PRIMARY NITROGEN ASSIMILATION OF GREENHOUSE LETTUCE (LACTUCA SATIVA. L) (H. Chadja�, L.P. V�zina, M. Dorais, A. Gosselin) YIELD RESPONSES OF SOILLESS MELON AND TOMATO TO DIFFERENT IRRIGATION WATER QUALITIES (F.M. del Amor, P. Flores, M. Carvajal, V. Mart�nez, J.M. Navarro, A. Cerd�) THE EFFECT OF SOLAR RADIATION ON DENDRANTHEMA (P. Cermeño, J.A. Sotomayor, Z. Serrano, A.I. Escobar) EFFECTS OF WASTEWATER IRRIGATION ON MELON GROWTH UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS (M.L. Segura, R. Moreno, S. Mart�nez, J. P�rez, J. Moreno) ETHYLEN EVOLUTION FROM TOMATO PLANTS GROWN IN NFT SYSTEM (S. El-Abd, S. Salman, U.A. El-Behairy) VEGETATIVE GROWTH, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND YIELD OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWING UNDER SALINITY CONDITIONS AND DIFFERENT NO3-:NH4+ RATIOS (P. Flores, M.F. del Amor, M. Carvajal, J.M. Navarro, A. Cerd�, V. Mart�nez) EFFECT OF MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY IN ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES FROM PEPPER PLANTS (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) (M. Anza, P. Riga) WEIGHT CONTROLLED IRRIGATION OF POTTED PLANTS (N.E. Andersson) INFLUENCE OF SHOOT BENDING ON THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY OF A GREENHOUSE ROSE (ROSA HYBRIDA) CANOPY (R.P. Guti�rrez Colomer, M.M. Gonz�lez-Real, A. Baille) IRRIGATION SCHEDULING FOR PLASTIC GREENHOUSE MELON CROPS BASED ON HISTORICAL REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION DATA (M.D. Fern�ndez, S. Bonachela, F. Orgaz, E. Fereres) WATERLOGGING EFFECTS ON ROOTING CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF CUTTINGS: ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS AND LIMONIUM PECTINATUM (D. L�pez, N. Carazo, M.C. Rodrigo) TRANSPIRATION AND ENERGY BALANCE OF A GREENHOUSE ROSE CROP IN MEDITERRANEAN SUMMER CONDITIONS (C. Kittas, N. Katsoulas, A. Baille) GROWERS' BARRIERS TO A NEW TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE VEGETABLE NUTRITION USING COLD WEATHER (Y. Satoh, T. Katoh, K. Ozawa) REGULATION OF AIR HUMIDITY AND EFFECTS ON MINERAL LEVELS AND BLOSSOM-END ROT INCIDENCE IN PEPPER FRUITS (P.F. Mart�nez, D. Roca) RESPONSE OF PLANT YIELD AND LEAF ION CONTENTS TO SALINITY IN GRAFTED TOMATO PLANTS (A. Santa-Cruz, M.M. Mart�nez-Rodr�guez, M.C. Bolar�n, J. Cuartero) EFFECTS OF SALINITY ON GROWTH AND LEAF WATER RELATIONS OF TWO GENOTYPES OF LIMONIUM SP (M.A. Morales, A. Torrecillas, P. Rodr�guez, J.J. Alarc�n, M.J. S�nchez-Blanco) AIR HUMIDITY, TRANSPIRATION AND BLOSSOM-END ROT IN SOILLESS SWEET PEPPER CULTURE (P.F. Mart�nez, S.A.A. Tartoura, D. Roca) MODELLING FOR PRESENT PRODUCTION PROBLEMS IN GREENHOUSE HORTICULTURE IN MILD WINTER CLIMATES (HUGO Challa) SIMULATING THE BEHAVIOUR OF A GREENHOUSE ROSE CROP BY MEANS OF A MODEL INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK LOOPS (M.M. Gonz�lez-Real, A. Baille) A TRANSIENT GREENHOUSE CLIMATE CONTROL MODEL BY THE NETWORK SIMULATION METHOD (F. Alhama, M. Alarc�n, C.F. Gonz�lez Fern�ndez) EVALUATION OF A GREENHOUSE CROP TRANSPIRATION MODEL WITH CUCUMBER UNDER HIGH RADIATION CONDITIONS (E. Medrano, P. Lorenzo, M.C. S�nchez-Guerrero) DECISION MODEL TO DETERMINE DURATION OF NIGHTTIME HEATING FOR MUSKMELONS GROWN UNDER ELEVATED CO2 LEVELS (A. Kenig, S. Kramer) VALIDATION AND COMPARISON OF A PHYSICAL AND A STATISTICAL DYNAMIC CLIMATEC MODEL FOR A MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE IN PORTUGAL (F.J. Baptista, J. Litago, L.M. Navas, J.F. Meneses) GROWING MEDIA AND PLANT NUTRITION: SEARCHING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND PRODUCT QUALITY (A.P. Papadopoulos, M. Dorais, X. Hao, G. Turcotte, A. Gosselin) SLOW FILTRATION: A TECHNIQUE TO MINIMISE THE RISKS OF SPREADING ROOT-INFECTING PATHOGENS IN CLOSED HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS (E.A. van Os, M. Bruins, W. Wohanka, R. Seidel) ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NUTRIENT SOLUTION, PLANT GROWTH AND FRUIT QUALITY OF SOILLESS GROWN TOMATO (A. Elia, F. Serio, A. Parente, P. Santamaria, G. Ruiz Rodriguez) NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS AFFECTING TOMATO QUALITY IN SOILLESS CULTURE (J. Brañas, M.A. Ibañez, P. Lorenzo, M. Gallardo, F. Romojaro) TRANSPLANT DEPTH, IRRIGATION, AND SOILLESS MEDIA EFFECT ON "ELEPHANT'S FOOT" PLANT DISORDER IN A HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE SWEET PEPPER CROP (E. Jovicich, D.J. Cantliffe) EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC VARIATION ON FERTIGATION OF SOILLESS CROP PRODUCTION IN A "PARRAL" PLASTIC-HOUSE (M.C. Salas, M. Urrestarazu, D. Valera, G. Carrasco) MACROELEMENTS UPTAKE AND IONIC INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF A TOMATO SOILLESS CROP IN RECIRCULATING SYSTEM (A.L. Alarc�n, A. Faz, C. Egea, F.J. Bra�as) COMPARISON OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS USE OF THREE CULTIVARS OF CYMBIDIUM IN A SOILLESS CULTURE SYSTEM (S. De Pascale, T. Maturi, R. Paradiso, G. Barbieri) NUTRIENT SOLUTION MANAGEMENT RECIRCULATING SOILLESS CULTURE OF ROSE IN MILD WINTER CLIMATES (CH. Lykas, P. Giaglaras, C. Kittas) RESPONSE OF LETTUCE PLANT TO FEEDING WITH UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES UNDER HYDROPONIC SYSTEM (E.M. Abd-Elmoniem, M.Z. El-Shinawy, A.F. Abou-Hadid, Y.I. Helmy) EVAPOTRANSPIRATION OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWN IN DIFFERENT SOILLESS CULTURE SYSTEMS (I.H. T�zel, M.K. Meri�) LETTUCE GROWTH, YIELD AND NITRATE CONTENT AS AFFECTED BY ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NUTRIENT SOLUTION (F. Serio, A. Elia, P. Santamaria, G.R. Rodriguez) EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE TYPE (PERLITE AND TUFF) IN THE WATER AND NUTRIENT BALANCE OF A SOILLESS CULTURE ROSE PRODUCTION SYSTEM (LL. Mart�n-Closas, X. Recasens) SOILLESS CULTURE OF WATERMELON [CITRULLUS LANATUS (THUNB.) MATSUM. ET NAKAI], AND SALINITY EFFECTS ON FRUIT DEVELOPMENT AND SOLUBLE SOLIDS CONTENT (S. Watanabe, Y. Sakamoto, K. Okano) UTILIZATION OF "A-SHAPE" SYSTEM OF NUTRIENT FILM TECHNIQUE (NFT) AS A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOME VEGETABLE CROPS INTENSIVELY (U.A. El-Behairy, M.Z. El-Shinawy, M.A. Medany, A.F. Abou-Hadid) EFFECTS OF EC LEVEL OF THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TOMATOES (I.H. T�zel, Y. T�zel, A. G�l, R.Z. Eltez) RESPONSE OF CUCUMBER AND TOMATO PLANTS TO DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES MIXTURES OF PUMICE IN SUBSTRATE CULTURE (E. Maloupa, A. Abou Hadid, M. Prasad, CH. Kavafakis) INFLUENCE OF FERTILISATION ON THE PRODUCTION AND VITAMIN C AND SUGAR CONTENT OF "CHERRY" TOMATOES (Z. Premuzic, A. de los R�os, M. Clozza, F. Vilella, E. Mirabelli, C. Accorinti) EFFECT OF FERTILIZER LEVELS ON TISSUE NITROGEN CONCENTRATION OF GREENHOUSE TOMATO PLANTS GROWN IN SUBSTRATE CULTURE (J.L. Andriolo, R.A. Grave, R.H. Bartz) EFFECT OF CLIMATE CONDITIONS ON PROPERTIES OF HYDROPONIC NUTRIENT SOLUTION (ROBERT Pokluda, FRANTISEK Kobza) COAL-MINE SPOIL RECLAIMING AS SUBSTRATE FOR "CULTIVATION WITHOUT SOIL" IN PETUNIA (R. Arias-Fern�ndez, M.E. L�pez-Mosquera, S. Seoane) EFFECTS OF THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THE NUTRITIVE SOLUTION ON DANAE RACEMOSA GROWTH (C. Dalla Guda, E. Scordo, C. Cervelli, E. Farina) SOILLESS CULTIVATION OF OREOPANAX CAPITATUS FOR CUT FOLIAGE PRODUCTION IN UNHEATED GREENHOUSE (G. Zizzo, G. Fascella, S. Agnello, G. Costantino) FORCING ORIENTAL AND ASIATIC LILIES IN SOILLESS CULTURE (A. Tribulato, G. Noto) TEMPERATURE OF SUBSTRATES IN RELATION TO TROUGH CHARACTERISTICS (F. Giuffrida) IRRIGATION CONTROL ON SUBSTRATES WITH THE LAPTOMETRON, A NEW TENSIOMETER (V. Ter�s Lapton, A. Artetxe, A. Beunza, R. Cerveto, J. Majada) PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SUBSTRATES (V. Ter�s Lapton, A. Artetxe, A. Beunza, E. S�inz de la Maza, M. Lezaun) THE EFFECT OF pH AND COMPETING METAL IONS ON THE STABILITY OF THE ISOMERS OF FeEDDHA IN FERTIGATION SOLUTIONS (M.M. Cerd�n, M. Ju�rez, J. S�nchez-Andr�u, M.D. Berm�dez, J. Jord�) RESPONSE OF SOILLESS GROWN STRAWBERRY TO DIFFERENT SALINITY LEVELS IN THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION (F. Giuffrida, C. Leonardi, G. Noto) CONSUMER ATTITUDES TOWARDS ECOLOGICAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN SPAIN. A SEGMENTATION APPROACH (S. Ruiz, P. Cuestas, N. Arcas) IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT SETTING AND YIELD IN MISHQUI. A REVIEW WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN GENETIC PARTHENOCARPY (F. Nuez, J. Prohens) PERSPECTIVES OF EVOLUTION IN FAMILY HORTICULTURAL FARMS (M.D. de Miguel, P. Caballero) STRUCTURE AND ECONOMY OF PROTECTED CROPS IN ANDALUSIA: A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH (C.R. Garc�a Alonso, J.M. Mart�n Lozano, P.P. P�rez Hern�ndez) THE EFFECT OF SOIL SOLARIZATION AND PROTECTION TECHNIQUES ON YIELD TRAITS OF MELON IN UNHEATED GREENHOUSE (V. Candido, V. Miccolis, G. Gatta, S. Margiotta, P. Picuno, C. Manera) ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF PROTECTED HORTICULTURE IN ALMERIA AREA: CYCLES, STRUCTURE AND GROWTH (J. Mart�nez-Paz, F. Mart�nez-Carrasco, R. Dios-Palomares) CHANGES UNDERGONE IN STRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES OF MAZARRON (MURCIA) DURING THE LAST TWENTY YEARS DUE TO THE EXPANSION OF GREENHOUSE CULTIVATION (A. Faz Cano, A.L. Alarc�n Vera, P. Mar�n Sanleandro, M.A. Mu�oz Garc�a) PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS FOR PLASTIC COVERED PEPPER AND TOMATO IN THE COASTLINE OF ALMER�A: AN ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY (R. Ca�ero Le�n, J. Calatrava Leyva) ECONOMIC VALUATION OF WATER IN PROTECTED HORTICULTURE IN ALMER�A AREA (J. Mart�nez-Paz, J. Calatrava-Requena) PRODUCTIVITY AND CULTIVATION COSTS ANALYSIS IN PLASTIC GREENHOUSES IN THE NIJAR (ALMER�A) AREA (J. Calatrava-Requena, R. Ca�ero, J. Ortega) PRELIMINARY STUDY ON INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS (PERGANDE) (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE) IN SWEET PEPPER CROPS IN CAMPO DE CARTAGENA, S.E OF SPAIN (J. Contreras, D. Moreno, M.D. Hern�ndez, P. Bielza, A. Lacasa) CONTROL OF POWDERY MILDEW BY SPRAYING THE ELECTROLYZED WATER IN HYDROPONICALLY GROWN STRAWBERRY (S. Tsukagoshi, Y. Sunohara, Y. Noma, E. Takahashi, A. Sch�rner) METHODS TO CONTROL PYTHIUM AND PHYTOPHTHORA IN COLD PLASTIC HOUSES (J.J. Berenguer, I. Escobar, M. Garc�a, J. G�mez, A. Alvarez) CONTROL OF FUSARIUM WILT ON RUSCUS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ISOLATES COLLECTED IN LIGURIA (C. Pasini, M. Sacco, F. D'Aquila, G. Fantino) EXPERIMENTS ON GREENHOUSE WHITEFLY CONTROL BY THE MIRID BUGS MACROLOPHUS CALIGINOSUS WAGNER AND CYRTOPELTIS TENUIS (REUTER) IN PROTECTED WINTER TOMATO CROPS (M. Nannini) EVALUATION OF TOMATO HYBRIDS RESISTANT TO TSWV UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS IN ARGENTINA (M. Mitidieri, I. de Mitidieri, E. Dal B�) HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON TOMATO PREDISPOSITION TO TSWV (M. Mitidieri, E. Biderbost, P. Castellano, E. Taleisnik) VEGETAL WASTE FROM PROTECTED HORTICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN: CHARACTERISATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES (S. Parra, J.J. P�rez, J. Calatrava) THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS OF WORKERS IN NATURALLY VENTILATED GREENHOUSES UNDER MILD CLIMATE (L. Okushima, S. Sase, I.-B. Lee, B.J. Bailey) EFFECTS OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE ON THE CONSERVATION OF CANTALOUPE MELON WILD TYPE AND TRANSGENIC ACO ANTISENSE (F. Flores, F. Romojaro, M.C. Mart�nez-Madrid, F. S�nchez Hidalgo, M. Ben Amor, A. Latch�, J.C. Pech) MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING OF STRAWBERRY UNDER SELFADHESIVE FILMS (F. Art�s, J.A. Tudela, J.G. Mar�n, R. Villaescusa, F. Art�s H.)