Plastic shelter
Applying sprinkler irrigation to crops can reduce air temperature around the crop. In a study on endive, the temperature difference around the crop after applying sprinkler irrigation was measured to be 3 to 11 degrees Celsius. Besides cooling the air, the incidence of tipburn significantly reduced. In a similar study on the canopy temperature of maize, sprinkler irrigation reduced air temperature with 4 to 6 degrees Celsius, and plant transpiration by 58%. Hence, less water is lost.
