Use of cold water for irrigation reduces stem elongation of plug-grown tomato and cabbage seedlings

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 852-854

  Chen, Junne Jih ^a   Sun, Yung Wei ^a   Sheen, Tzay Fa ^a  

^a Technique Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Lycopersicon esculentum; Stem length; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032833167     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.5.852     Document Type: Article

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