A novel approach to calculate acid additions for alkalinity control in greenhouse irrigation water

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 5-8, 1996, Pages 959-976

  Whipker, Brian E ^a,b   Bailey, Douglas A ^a,c   Nelson, Paul V ^a,c   Fonteno, William C ^a,c   Allen Hammer, P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY CONTROL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GREENHOUSE; IRRIGATION WATER;

EID: 0030478176     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369610     Document Type: Article

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