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Evaluation of sustainability in strawberry crops production under greenhouse and open-field systems in the Andes

Jhenny Cayambea Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Ambientales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra (PUCESI), Imbabura, EcuadorORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-2151View further author information
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Marco Heredia-Rb Facultad de Ciencias Pecuarias y Biológicas, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo, EcuadorCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emma Torresb Facultad de Ciencias Pecuarias y Biológicas, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo, EcuadorORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9212-5593View further author information
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Laura Puhlc Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaView further author information
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Bolier Torresd Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Puyo, EcuadorORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-419XView further author information
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Deniz Barretoe Facultad de Humanidades y Educación, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), Antímano, Caracas, VenezuelaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0000-5162View further author information
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Biviana N. Herediae Facultad de Humanidades y Educación, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), Antímano, Caracas, VenezuelaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-5263-1474View further author information
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Andrea Vaca-Lucerof School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Carlos G. H. Diaz-Ambronag AgSystems, Ceigram, itdUPM, Centro de Innovación en Tecnología para el Desarrollo Humano, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1452-8757View further author information
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Article: 2255449 | Received 20 Mar 2023, Accepted 01 Sep 2023, Published online: 26 Oct 2023

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