Effects of ammonium and inorganic carbon enrichment on growth and yield of a hydroponic tomato crop

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-197

  Siddiqi, M Yaeesh ^a   Malhotra, Bhupinder ^a   Min, Xiangjia ^a   Glass, Anthony D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Bicarbonate; Dissolved; Growth; Inorganic carbon; Nitrate; Nutrient content; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0141941672     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200204)165:2<191::AID-JPLN191>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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