Growth characteristics and yield of carrots grown in a soil ridge with a porous tube for soil aeration in a wet lowland

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Islam, A F M Saiful ^a   Kitaya, Yoshiaki ^a   Hirai, Hiroaki ^a   Yanase, Masanori ^a   Mori, Genjiro ^a   Kiyota, Makoto ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carrot; Growth; Photosynthesis; Soil aeration; Wet lowland; Yield

Indexed keywords

AERATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; GROWTH; ROOT VEGETABLE; SOIL WATER;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0032582129     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00173-3     Document Type: Article

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