The growth of wheat in three nutrient-providing substrates under consideration for spaceflight application

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 251-258

  Levine, Howard G ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Balkanin; Bion; Peat vermiculite; Space Station; Triticum aestivum; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0343905761     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.481.26     Document Type: Article

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