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Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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Evaluation of input-output energy use in strawberry production in single-span double-layered greenhouses with different thermal-curtain positions

  • Timothy Denen Akpenpuun (Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Ilorin) ;
  • Wook-Ho Na (Smart Agriculture Innovation Centre, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Qazeem Opeyemi Ogunlowo (Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Anis Rabiu (Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Misbaudeen Aderemi Adesanya (Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Prabhat Dutta (Department of Food Security and Agriculture Development, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Ezatullah Zakir (Department of Food Security and Agriculture Development, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hyeon-Tae Kim (Department of Bio-Industrial Machinery, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hyun-Woo Lee (Smart Agriculture Innovation Centre, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2023.05.26
  • Accepted : 2023.07.11
  • Published : 2023.09.01
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Abstract

The large amount of energy required for successful crop production is the main challenge in greenhouse cropping systems. As a response to this challenge a comprehensive evaluation of greenhouse energy consumption was carried out in two structurally similar single-span greenhouses with different thermal curtain positions, with particular attention to energy productivity, specific energy, net energy, and energy ratio. The greenhouses are used for strawberry production. In the R-greenhouse (RGH), the thermal curtain hanged directly at the roof ridge, whereas in the Q-greenhouse (QGH), the thermal curtain was placed 5° from an imaginary vertical axis, from the middle of the roof ridge downwards to the north side of the greenhouse roof. The relevant data were recorded using standard methods. The results indicated that the energy expended in the RGH and QGH systems was 2,186.48 and 2,189.26 MJ/m2, respectively. Electricity and nitrogen fertilizer contributed the highest energy input in both greenhouses and in all seasons. The output energy was 3.12 and 3.82 MJ/m2, respectively, in RGH and QGH in season I and 4.40 and 4.87 MJ/m2 in season II. In terms of energy expended, there was no significant difference between the two greenhouses, nor between the two seasons. These results indicate that greenhouses of the size used in this investigation are not viable in terms of energy productivity, energy-use efficiency, and subsequent economic performance. However, further studies should be conducted to scale-up the information obtained from this investigation.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) through Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Convergence Technologies Program for Educating Creative Global Leader, funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (717001-7). This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education [NRF-2019R1I1A3A01051739].

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