Management of irrigation for vegetables: Past, present, and future

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 482-485

  Locascio, Salvadore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity flow irrigation; Microirrigation; Sprinkler irrigation; Subsurface irrigation

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 21244487068     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.3.0482     Document Type: Review

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