This study aimed to analyse the global solar radiation, temperature and their effects on the growth and development of seedlings of sugarcane under acclimatization in two types of coverages in a protected environment. The study was conducted in the experimental area at the Center for Strategic Technologies in the Northeast - Igarassu, PE. The greenhouse was covered with white polyethylene and divided into two: one associated with the thermal reflector mesh and another associated with black mesh. The studied variables were: weather (solar radiation, air temperature) and biometric (stem length, stem diameter, leaf length, leaf number, plant height and leaf area). For biometric monitoring, 12 randomly selected trays with four tubes per tray per treatment were used. The experimental design was completely randomized, using the Tukey test (p < 0.05) for comparison between means. The environment under thermal reflector mesh provided the best results for seedling development because of greater availability of solar radiation in the production environment.
greenhouse; weather elements; microclimate
