Effects of varying sulphate concentrations on growth, physiology and yield of the greenhouse tomato

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 207-217

  Lopez, Javier ^a   Tremblay, Nicolas ^b   Voogt, Wim ^c   Dubé, Sylvain ^a   Gosselin, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Glasshouse Crops Research Station   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Nutrient solution; Rockwool; Sulphates; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030443872     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(96)00948-X     Document Type: Article

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