Comparison of cabbage seedling growth in four transplant production systems

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 976-979

  Frantz, Jonathan M ^a,b   Welbaum, Gregory E ^a   Shen, Zhengxing ^a   Morse, Ron ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Hydroponics; Mineral nutrition; Stand establishment; Tobacco alternatives

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA;

EID: 0031735963     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.6.976     Document Type: Article

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