Blossom-end rot incidence of tomato as affected by irrigation quantity, calcium source, and reduced potassium

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1110-1115

  Taylor, M D ^a   Locascio, S J ^a   Alligood, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium chloride; Calcium nitrate; Calcium thiosulfate; Gypsum

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; IRRIGATION; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN;

BLOSSOM END ROT (BER); DRIP IRRIGATION;

FRUITS;

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 3142672885     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.5.1110     Document Type: Article

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