Shade netting
Hanging shade nets that provide shade to the field crops during the warmest hours of the day can reduce the exposure to extreme air temperature stresses. The reduced incoming solar radiation can also have a beneficial effect on surficial soil and leaf temperatures, and on the crops’ water use efficiency. However, if the netting is applied such that air movement is hampered, temperatures under the netting are often increased under the netting, compared to outside. The extent to which a net hampers air movement depends on net porosity, net location relative to the crop and the timing of installation of the net.
