Organic fertilization of fresh market sweet basil in a greenhouse

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-239

  Succop, C Elizabeth ^a   Newman, Steven E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbs; Hydroponic; Ocimum basilicum; Organoleptic

Indexed keywords

BASILICUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 2442437930     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.2.0235     Document Type: Article

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