The contribution of plant physiology in glasshouse tomato soilless culture

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 648, Issue , 2004, Pages 19-25

  Ho, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EC adjustment; Fruit yield and quality; Growing environment; Lycoperiscon esculentum Mill.; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644504454     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.648.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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