Effects of nitrogen form and concentration on yield and quality of cucumbers grown on rockwool during spring and winter in southern Greece

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2027-2035

  Kotsiras, A ^a,b   Olympios, C M ^a   Passam, H C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Agrokipio   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Cucumber; Fruit; Growth; Nitrate; Nutrition; Quality

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 28844454251     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160500311102     Document Type: Article

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