Growing nitrate free endive in soilless systems

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 481, Issue , 1999, Pages 267-271

  Elia, A ^a   Serio, F ^a   Gonnella, M ^b   Santamaria, P ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chicorium endivia L. var. crispum Hegi; Light; Molybdenum; N form ratio; N level; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 14244253679     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.481.28     Document Type: Article

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