IFAS Extension
Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Types of Structures
Shinsuke Agehara, Gary Vallad, and
Agriculture
Abstract
A protective structure is defined as any structure designed to modify the environment in which plants are grown. Protective structures, such as greenhouses, screen houses, and tunnels, are known worldwide as production systems for high-quality vegetable and fruit crops. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Bielinski M. Santos, Gary Vallad, and Emmanuel A. Torres-Quezada, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2013.
About this Publication
This document is HS1224, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2013. Revised September 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Santos, B. M., Vallad, G., & Torres-Quezada, E. A. (2013). Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Types of Structures. EDIS, 2013(7). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1224-2013
Authors
Shinsuke Agehara
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, vegetable and fruit crops, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Gary Vallad
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, disease diagnosis and management, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Emmanuel A. Torres-Quezada
assistant professor, horticulture, VT Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Painter, VA
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