Organic vegetable transplant production

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 623-628

  Russo, V M ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Bell pepper; Capsicum annuum; Citrullus lanatus; Conventional; Media; Onion; Organic; Transplant; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; FOOD PRODUCTS; GREENHOUSES; SEED;

BELL PEPPER; ONION SEEDLINGS; ORGANIC PRODUCTION; VEGETABLE TRANSPLANT;

TRANSPLANTS;

FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSES; SEEDLINGS; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETABLES;

ALLIUM CEPA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; HESPERIS;

EID: 19944371723     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.3.623     Document Type: Article

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