| Extenday
Feature |
Response |
|
Benefit |
| SUN |
Crop
Photosynthesis Maximised |
 |
Improved
Fruit Quality and/or Yield |
|
Highly Reflective |
More even Light and Heat
Distribution |
More Even Fruit Quality
and Maturity |
|
Light Reflection Pattern |
Enhanced Light for Pollination |
Improved Fruit Set |
 |
Better Conditions for
Fruit Development |
Advanced Fruit Maturity |
| |
Enhanced Leaf and Fruit
Drying Conditions |
Improved Fruit Finish |
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Reflected Light Spectrum |
Improved Phytochrome Response |
|
Reduced Vegetative Growth |
| |
Improved Flower Development |
Improved Fruit Growth |
| |
Increased Anthocyanin
Production |
Improved Fruit Colour |
| |
Repels Some Insect Pests |
Reduced Pesticide Use |
| |
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Restricted Light |
Restricted Grass Growth |
 |
Reduced Mowing or Herbicide
Use |
|
Transmission |
Soil Warming |
Reduced Need for Inter-row
Cultivation |
|
Solar Heat Transmission |
|
Improved Nutrient Uptake |
|
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|
|
| RAIN |
More Consistent Soil Surface
Moisture |
 |
Conservation Canopy Humidity |
|
Permeable to Water |
Conservation of Soil Moisture |
Reduced Irrigation Requirements |
Restriction to
Evapotranspiration |
Reduced Canopy Humidity |
Reduced Risk of Disease |
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| AIR |
|
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|
Permeable to Air |
Soil Organisms Closer
to the Soil Surface |
Enhanced Soil Biological
Activity |
|
Barrier to Direct Light |
Barrier to Pest and Desease
Movement |
Enhanced Crop Protection |
|
Restriction from Soil |
|
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to Canopy |
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| SUMMARY |
|
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|
|
Harvests the Light |
|
Optimum Yield of Top Quality
Fruit |
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