The effect of different growing media on cucumber seedling production, fruit yield and quality under greenhouse conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 491, Issue , 1999, Pages 369-376

  Sawan, O M ^a   Eissa, A M ^b   Abou Hadid, A F ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

^c Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 20044362283     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.491.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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