Yield and fruit quality of two melon cultivars irrigated with saline water at different stages of development

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-253

  Botia P ^a,b   Navarro, J M ^a,b   Cerda A ^a   Martinez V ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amarillo Oro; Cucumis melo; Fruit quality; Galia; Salinity; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FRUIT; IRRIGATION; SALINITY;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 25844468541     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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