Evaluation of captured rainwater and irrigation runoff for greenhouse foliage and bedding plant production

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 228-233

  Chen, Jianjun ^a   Beeson Jr , Richard C ^a   Yeager, Thomas H ^a   Stamps, Robert H ^a   Felter, Liz A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; pH; Tropical foliage plants; Water conservation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ALKALINITY; CATCHMENTS; CULTIVATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HARDNESS; IRRIGATION; PH EFFECTS; RAIN; VEGETATION;

BEDDING PLANTS;

GREENHOUSES;

BASINS; CULTIVATION; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; RAIN; RUNOFF;

ALGAE;

EID: 0038814847     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.2.228     Document Type: Article

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