Wheat response to differences in water and nutritional status between zeoponic and hydroponic growth systems

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 353-360

  Steinberg, Susan L ^a   Ming, Douglas W ^a   Henderson, Keith E ^a   Carrier, Chris ^a   Gruener, John E ^a   Barta, Dan J ^a   Henninger, Don L ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0034063997     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2000.922353x     Document Type: Article

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