Vegetable transplant nutrition

HortTechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-523

  Dufault, Robert J ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asparagus; Broccoli; Cabbage; Cantaloupe; Cauliflow er; Celery; Fertility; Lettuce; Onion; Pepper; Seedling; Tomato; Vegetables; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031721268     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.8.4.515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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