Nitrogen fertilization of Florida-grown tomato transplants: Seasonal variation in greenhouse and field performance

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-254

  Vavrina, C S ^a   Hochmuth, G J ^b   Cornell, J A ^b   Olson, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Containerized vegetable transplants; Field establishment; Fruit size; Lycopersicon esculentum; Plant size; Seedlings; Yield

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031980589     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.2.251     Document Type: Article

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