Comparison of cucumbers grown in rockwool or perlite at two leaching fractions

HortTechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-33

  Schon, M K ^a   Peggy Compton, M ^a  

^a The Land   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; greenhouse; hydroponics

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 1842334439     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.7.1.30     Document Type: Article

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