The occurrence of bitter cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Kagafutokyuri) in relation to pruning, fruit size, plant age, leaf nitrogen content, and rootstock

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-329

  Kano, Yasutaka ^a   Yamabe, Mamoru ^b   Ishimoto, Kenji ^c  

^a Ishikawa Agricultural College   (Japan)

^b Ishikawa Pref Agricultural Center   (Japan)

^c Kanazawa Agricultural Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0031439623     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.66.321     Document Type: Article

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