Effects of plant density and number of shoots on yield and fruit characteristics of peppers grown in glasshouses;Bitki Yoǧunluǧu ve Sürgün Sayisinin Sera Biber Yetiştiriciliǧinde Verim ve Meyve Özellikleri Üzerine Etkileri

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Daşgan, H Yildiz ^a   Abak, Kazim ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum L.; Fruit quality; Plant spacing; Pruning; Yield

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION;

PLANT DENSITIES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROP YIELD; FRUIT; SPACING;

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037256768     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0209-9     Document Type: Article

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