Plant spacing and cultivar affect melon growth and yield components

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-243

  Ban, Dean ^a   Goreta, Smiljana ^b   Borošić, Josip ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADRIATIC CROPS AND KARST RECLAMATION   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cantaloupes; Cucumis melo; Density; Fruit weight; Number of leaves; Vine growth

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; SPACING; YIELD RESPONSE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 33745260900     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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