Salinity effects on the xylem vessels in tomato fruit among cultivars with different susceptibilities to blossom-end rot

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-179

  Belda, Rosa M ^b   Fenlon, J S ^a   Ho, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

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LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030055267     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1996.11515394     Document Type: Article

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