Effects of salinity at two ripening stages on the fruit quality of single-truss tomato grown in hydroponics

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 690-693

  Sakamoto, Y ^a   Watanabe, S ^a   Nakashima, T ^b   Okano, K ^a  

^a National Research Institute of Vegetables   (Japan)

^b NIVOT   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; CITRIC ACID; GROWTH REGULATION; LYCOPENE; POTASSIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; RIPENING; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBLE SOLID CONTENT; STRESS TOLERANCE; WET SHEET CULTURE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032727150     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1999.11511174     Document Type: Article

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