Composition and quality of tomato fruit cultivated in nutrient solutions containing different calcium concentrations

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2653-2661

  Paiva, Elder Antonio S ^a   Sampaio, Reginaldo Arruda ^b   Prieto Martinez, Herminia E ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Roraima Federal University   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031729199     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169809365595     Document Type: Article

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