Alternative management strategies for tomato affect cultural and economic sustainability

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 602-606

  Sterrett, S B ^a   Hohlt, H E ^a   Savage Jr , C P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Organic mulch; Plasticulture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ECOLOGY; FUMIGATION; HARVESTING; LAND USE; NUTRITION; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; BETWEEN-BED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; PLASTICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; FUMIGATION; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENTS; TOMATOES; WATER QUALITY;

BIVALVIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 19844362371     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.3.602     Document Type: Article

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