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• Recommendation
Questions to ask and get answered:
• What is a greenhouse?
• Climate
o Located between 1 and 7o North and 100 and
119o East
o Equatorial climate with average
annual rainfall of 150-400cm (Mohd Desa &
Rakecha 2006),
annual temperature of 27 degC,
high humidity of 80%
daily solar radiation of 15-20 MJ/m2
• Agriculture
o Total land area of 329667 km2
o Only 22% of the land utilised for agriculture
(Shamsudin
2004)
o Arable land for fruit and vegetable is only 1.4%
and
forecasted to reach 4610 km2 in the year 2010
(Economic
Malaysia’s Profile (A Brief Outlook) - continue
• Economy
• Research Model
Uneven-span Ridge-and-furrow
Structural type of Greenhouse (Nelson 2003)
Type: Tunnel, Single Span
Source: www.greenhousesolutions.com.au
Type: Sawtooth,
Multispan
Source: www.greenhousesolutions.com.au