Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) based substrates for the production of compact plants

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-227

  Tsakonas, A ^a   Stergiou, V ^a   Polissiou, M ^a   Akoumianakis, K ^a   Passam, H C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Germination; Growth; Kenaf; Lettuce; Pepper; Substrate

Indexed keywords

CROPS; SAND; SEED; SUBSTRATES;

GROWTH MEDIA; INHIBITORY EFFECTS; PLANT HEIGHT;

GROWTH KINETICS;

CROP PRODUCTION;

FARM CROPS; GROWTH; KENAF; SAND; SEEDING; SEEDS; SUBSTRATES;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 13944271000     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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