A decision support system for the irrigation and nutrition management of tomatoes cultivated in low-technology, plastic-covered greenhouses

HortTechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 436-440

  Passam, H C ^b   Sideridis, A B ^a   Yialouris, C P ^a  

^a Division of Informatics Mathematics and Statistics   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decision support; Expert system; Fertilizer; Lycopersicon esculentum; Nutrients; Vegetables; Water

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033047627     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.9.3.436     Document Type: Article

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