Improvement of tomato fruit quality by calcium nutrition

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 463-468

  Ho, Lim C ^a   Hand, David J ^a   Fussell, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Horticulture Research International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blossom end rot; Calcium; Fruit quality; Goldspot; Nutrition; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLUSIA FESTUCAE;

EID: 0001080058     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.481.53     Document Type: Article

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