Some effects of an antitranspirant (vapor gard) on tomato growth and yield

Annual Proceedings Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida

Volumn , Issue 58, 1999, Pages 118-122

  Irmak, Ayse ^a   Jones, J W ^a   Stanley, C D ^b   Hansen, J W ^a   Irmak, Suat ^a   Boote, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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