Hydroponic tomato production: Growing media requirements

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 483-486

  Logendra, Logan S ^a   Janes, Harry W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse growing media; Rockwool; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0000025457     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.481.56     Document Type: Article

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