Effect of irrigation water salinity on yield and fruit quality of tomato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 573, Issue , 2002, Pages 423-434

  Malash, N ^a   Ghaibeh, A ^b   Abdelkarim, G ^b   Yeo, A ^c   Flowers, T ^c   Ragab, R ^d   Cuartero, J ^e  

^a Minufiya Government   (Egypt)

^b The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Fruit storage; Salinity; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 28344438420     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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