Plant population affects pumpkin yield components

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 326-331

  Cushman, Kent E ^a   Nagel, David H ^b   Horgan, Thomas E ^a   Gerard, Patrick D ^c  

^a N MS Research and Extension Center   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucurbita sp.; Plant spacing; Planting density; Yield

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; PEPO;

EID: 3142531042     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.3.0326     Document Type: Article

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