Effects of coir and peat ratios on growth, yield and water relations of strawberries 'Akihime' grown in soilless culture

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 344-349

  Endo, Masanobu ^a,b   Kiriiwa, Yoshikazu ^b   Nukaya, Akira ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elevated substrate system; Organic substrate; Soilless culture; Strawberry; Water relationship

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 33748623110     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.75.344     Document Type: Article

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