Transplant age in vegetable crops

HortTechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 550-555

  Vavrina, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Allium porrum; Brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis; Brassica napus ssp. oleifera var. napus; Brassica oleracea var. botrytis; Brassica oleracea var. capitata; Brassica oleracea var. italica; Capsicum annuum; Citrullus lanatus; Cucumis melo; Lactuca sativa; Lycopersicon esculentum; Physalis ixocarpa; Solanum melongena

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031753346     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.8.4.550     Document Type: Conference Paper

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