Shoot and root temperature effects on lettuce growth in a floating hydroponic system

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-364

  Thompson, Helen C ^a,b   Langhans, Robert W ^a   Both, Arend Jan ^a   Albright, Louis D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0031925965     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.123.3.361     Document Type: Article

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