Tomato root growth under different soil and climate conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 613, Issue , 2003, Pages 47-55

  Battilani, A ^a   Bonetti, G ^c   Di Lucca, G ^b  

^a Consorzio Bonifica CER ^*  (Italy)

^b Valagro SpA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Algorithms models; Lycopersicon esculentum; Radiation; Root volume; Soil types; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745063181     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.613.4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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