Economic Limiting Factors
Commercial farmers manipulate limiting factors in greenhouses to maximize crop yield and profit.
Why wouldn't a farmer just heat a greenhouse to 50°C?
What is Economic Limiting Factors?
"Economic limiting factors are the cost-benefit considerations farmers make when choosing to enhance environmental conditions for plant growth."
Why do growers sometimes heat greenhouses in winter?
Why might a farmer add carbon dioxide to a greenhouse?
Why must greenhouse growers consider economics as well as biology?
Greenhouse Management
Artificial light allows photosynthesis to continue at night.
Heaters and paraffin lamps provide warmth and CO2.
The cost of these must be balanced against the increased yield (profit).
The goal is to provide the "optimum" conditions without wasting money on energy.
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