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A Large, Retractable, Low Cost and Re-Locatable Rain Out Shelter Design†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

P. M. Hatfield ,
G. C. Wright  and
W. R. Tapsall
P. M. Hatfield
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Primary Industries, J. Bjelke Petersen Research Station, PO Box 23, Kingaroy, Queensland 4610, Australia
G. C. Wright
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Primary Industries, J. Bjelke Petersen Research Station, PO Box 23, Kingaroy, Queensland 4610, Australia
W. R. Tapsall
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Primary Industries, J. Bjelke Petersen Research Station, PO Box 23, Kingaroy, Queensland 4610, Australia
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Summary

The design of a low cost and relocatable rain out shelter used for drought studies in the field is described. This design, covering 162.5 m2, enables reasonable plot sizes to be used and minimizes aerial and sub-aerial edge effects. A fully retractable vinyl cover results in minimal modification of the surrounding crop environment.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 57 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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