Effect of temporary Ca deficiency on fruit growth and element concentrations in the petiole sap of tomato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 409-415

  He, Y Q ^a   Terabayashi, S ^a   Namiki, T ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BER; Ca deficiency; Sap analysis; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0008734470     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.481.48     Document Type: Article

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