Effect of dissolved oxygen concentration on lettuce growth in floating hydroponics

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 440, Issue , 1996, Pages 205-210

  Goto, E ^a   Both, A J ^b   Albright, L D ^b   Langhans, R W ^b   Leed, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Growth; Hydroponics; Lettuce

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROPONICS; LETTUCE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 0030308227     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1996.440.36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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