The response of muskmelon growth and development to microclimate modification by shelterbelts

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-68

  Zhang, Dongsheng ^a   Brandle, James R ^a   Hodges, Laurie ^a   Daningsih, Entin ^a   Hubbard, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Cucumis melo; Dry weight; Leaf area; Phenology; Relative growth rate; Temperature; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0033015748     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.1.64     Document Type: Article

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