Investigations on crop developments and microbial suppressiveness of pythium aphanidermatum after different disinfection treatments of the circulating nutrient solution

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 644, Issue , 2004, Pages 563-570

  Van Os, E A ^a   Bruins, M ^a   Postma, J ^a   Willemsen De Klein, M J E I M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cucumber; DGGE; Hydroponics; Microflora; Plate counts; Slow sand filtration; Substrate; UV

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646547457     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.644.75     Document Type: Conference Paper

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