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Cropping under cover is defined in Box III.6.11. Basic information on plasticulture is in Box III.6.12. In relation to non-forest trees there was already an introduction in Sect. III.5.4.(I) and in Box III.5.17 of that same section.
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Stigter, K. (2010). Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Agricultural Production, and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in This Context: Cropping Under Cover. In: Stigter, K. (eds) Applied Agrometeorology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74698-0_94
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