Growth analysis of tomato in a closed recirculating system in relation to the EC-value of the nutrient solution

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 450, Issue , 1997, Pages 169-176

  Schwarz, D ^a   Kuchenbuch, R ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Global radiation; Lycopersicon lycopersicum; Nutrient Film Techniques; Salinity; Varieties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000215097     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1997.450.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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