Stand establishment in plasticulture systems

HortTechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-185

  Orzolek, Michael D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

direct seeding; mechanization; plant population; transplants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029914796     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.6.3.181     Document Type: Article

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