Growth, photosynthesis and productivity of greenhouse tomato cultivated in open or closed rockwool systems

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 771-780

  Hao, X ^a   Papadopoulos, A P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Lycopersicon esculentum; Recycling; Rockwool; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY;

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036822590     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P01-113     Document Type: Article

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