Effects ok varying sulfate concentrations and vapor pressure deficits (VPD) on greenhouse tomato fruit quality, foliar nutrient concentration and amino acid components

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 458, Issue , 1998, Pages 303-310

  Lopez, J ^a   Dorais, M ^a   Tremblay, N ^b   Gosselin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Foliar composition; Lycopersicon esculentum; Nutrient film technique; Sulfate ions; Vapor deficit presure regime

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005815811     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.458.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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