Analysis of the effect of EC and potential transpiration on vegetative growth of tomato

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-21

  Li, Ya Ling ^a,b   Stanghellini, Cecilia ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Greenhouse climate; Humidity; Leaf area index; Leaf dimension; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008771899     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(00)00219-3     Document Type: Article

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