Tomato root distribution, yield and fruit quality under subsurface drip irrigation

Plant and Soil

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 333-341

  Machado, Rui M A ^a   Oliveira, Maria Do Rosário G ^a   Portas, Carlos A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Minirhizotron; Processing tomato; Root length intensity; Subsurface drip irrigation

Indexed keywords

DRIP IRRIGATION; ROOT SYSTEM; YIELD;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0242491686     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026191326168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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