Misting of tomato plants improves leaf water status but not leaf growth

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Stirzaker, R J ^a   Hayman, P T ^b,c   Sutton, B G ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

irrigation; leaf growth; Lycopersicon esculentum; misting; tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030947028     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP95055     Document Type: Article

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