Biomass accumulation and partitioning of tomato under protected cultivation in the humid tropics

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 173-182

  Kleinhenz, V ^a,c   Katroschan, K ^a   Schutt F ^a   Stutzel H ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c FieldFresh Foods Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Greenhouse; Growth; Partitioning; Tomato; Tropic

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33747847211     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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