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A means of determining the optimal temperature for cultivation of a cucumber crop in a greenhouse is presented. The optimal temperature is derived from a comparison with a standard temperature regime and is selected on the basis of two criteria: (1) expected income from an early crop and (2) heating costs.
The nonlinear problem is solved using the reference point approach as implemented in the DIDASS/N software package.
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ten Cate, A.U. (1985). On the Determination of the Optimal Temperature for the Growth of an Early Cucumber Crop in a Greenhouse. In: Grauer, M., Thompson, M., Wierzbicki, A.P. (eds) Plural Rationality and Interactive Decision Processes. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 248. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02432-4_23
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