Clay addition to soilless media promotes growth and yield of greenhouse crops

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-70

  Ehret, David L ^a   Zebarth, Bernie J ^a   Portree, Jim ^b   Garland, Tim ^c  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Inland Machinery Manufacturing   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Cucumis sativus; Flowering; Geranium; Impatiens; Impatiens wallerana; Matric potential; Pelargonium xhortorum; Sawdust; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CUCUMBER; CUT FLOWER; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GERANIUM; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA; PELARGONIUM XHORTORUM;

EID: 0031894601     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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