|
Comparative Studies
RESULTS OF TESTS 1982-83
Cucumbers Lbs/Acre Israel Single Sheet not heated
| Film Type |
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
Total
|
| UVA Film |
4391
|
4391
|
7310
|
6526
|
11781
|
34,399
|
| IR Thermofilm 303 |
7125
|
9638
|
12275
|
20917
|
21587
|
71,542
|
| FVG Sunsaver |
7284
|
9180
|
13015
|
12566
|
21058
|
63,103
|
| PVC Erez |
9797
|
10467
|
12962
|
11984
|
18835
|
64,045
|
RESULTS OF TESTS 1983
Cucumbers Lbs/Acre Israel Single Sheet not heated
| Film Type |
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Total
|
| UVA Film |
4391
|
6396
|
6314
|
6525
|
11781
|
22663
|
58,070
|
| IR Thermofilm 303 |
7134
|
11349
|
11622
|
14391
|
12769
|
27069
|
84,318
|
| FVG Sunsaver |
7284
|
10943
|
10943
|
12575
|
21058
|
260493
|
88,852
|
| PVC Erez |
9777
|
11080
|
11080
|
17240
|
26031
|
293805
|
104,588
|
RESULTS OF TESTS 1984
Cucumbers Lbs/Acre Israel Single Sheet not heated
| Film Type |
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
Total
|
| Alcudia * |
14074
|
21975
|
13121
|
17933
|
18941
|
86044
|
| IR Thermofilm 303 |
14603
|
22892
|
15626
|
17989
|
23563
|
94,673
|
| FVG Sunsaver |
14391
|
22045
|
14321
|
14920
|
21764
|
87,441
|
| PVC Erez |
16754
|
22998
|
15908
|
18659
|
26031
|
100,350
|
* Spanish film
**All films except UVA are thermofilms
***All tests carried out in walk-in tunnels
CONTRIBUTION MADE BY VARIOUS PLASTIC FILMS TO THE
ADVANCEMENT OF THE 2ND WAVE OF
FLOWERING OF GYPSOPHILA
-Ministry of Agriculture Israel 1984-85
|
Type of Film
|
Oct 1984
|
Dec 28, 1984
|
Feb 2, 1984
|
Total
|
|
|
Yield of
flowered
stems per
sqmtr
1/10 | 19/10
|
Yield of
flowered
stems per
sqmtr
|
Yield of
flowered
stems per
sqmtr
|
|
| UVA 4 mil |
33 | 37
|
71
|
73
|
214
|
| IR Thermofilm 303 |
52 | 56
|
84
|
74
|
266
|
| PVC 4 mil |
53 | 48
|
85
|
84
|
270
|
TESTS COMPARISON OF MELON HARVEST UNDER
DIFFERENT PLASTIC FILMS
Ministry of Agriculture Israel 1989-1990 Lbs/Acre
| Film Type |
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
Total
|
| IR Thermofilm 303 |
10,000
|
26.8
|
12.99
|
41,922
|
72.3
|
13.0
|
| IR Thermofilm 303 |
12,399
|
29.8
|
14.34
|
42,363
|
77.9
|
14.5
|
| FVG Sunsaver |
4,189
|
11.0
|
11.31
|
39,912
|
71.0
|
12.0
|
| FVG IR Pink Film |
6,393
|
15.8
|
12.37
|
40,467
|
69.5
|
12.7
|
| IR French |
9,012
|
22.0
|
13.33
|
41,146
|
68.0
|
13.5
|
|
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