Geographical characterization of greenhouse irrigation water

HortTechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-55

  Argo, William R ^a,b   Biernbaum, John A ^a,b   Warncke, Darryl D ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Horticulture ^*

Author keywords

alkalinity; B; Ca; Cl; electrical conductivity; Mg; Na; pH; So4; sodium adsorption ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030960544     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.7.1.49     Document Type: Article

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