Water fluxes and growth of greenhouse tomato fruits under summer conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 507, Issue , 1999, Pages 223-230

  Guichard, S ^a   Gary, C ^a   Longuenesse, J J ^a   Leonardi, C ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fruit growth; Lycopersicon esculentum; Phloem; Tomato; Vapour pressure deficit; Water fluxes; Water potential; Xylem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002399513     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.507.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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