Influence of ventilation on airborne fungi in greenhouses: A case study of tomato greenhouses

With the rapid development of greenhouses, the indoor air quality, particularly airborne microorganisms, is closely related to the health of farmers and needs more attention. In this study, the concentrations of airborne fungi at seedling, fruiting and harvesting stages in typical tomatoes greenhous...

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Published inE3S Web of Conferences Vol. 356; p. 5075
Main Authors Xiong, Jing, Wu, Dingmeng, Zhang, Ying, Li, Angui, Hou, Yicun, Huang, Lin, Lei, Wenjun, Zhang, Linhua, Xiong, Can, Fan, Xianglin, Li, Anjing, Li, Minqiang
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2022
Subjects
Air quality
Airborne microorganisms
Dilution
Fungi
Greenhouses
Growth stage
Indoor air pollution
Indoor environments
Microorganisms
Relative humidity
Seedlings
Tomatoes
Ventilation
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Summary:With the rapid development of greenhouses, the indoor air quality, particularly airborne microorganisms, is closely related to the health of farmers and needs more attention. In this study, the concentrations of airborne fungi at seedling, fruiting and harvesting stages in typical tomatoes greenhouses were tested. Temperature, relative humidity and the microbial concentrations were analysed. It was found that the dominant fungal genera are Aspergillus and Cladosporium , no matter it was in which growth stage. Ventilation is an effective way to reduce the concentrations of airborne fungi through dilution and decrease the relative humidity.
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202235605075