Soilless media and containers for greenhouse production of 'Galia' type muskmelon

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1200-1205

  Rodriguez, J C ^a   Cantliffe, D J ^a   Shaw, N L ^a   Karchi, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Economics; Perlite; Pine bark; Plastic pot; Polyethylene bag; Protected agriculture; Specialty melon

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CUCUMIS MELO; PINE BARK; PLASTIC POTS; POLYETHYLENE BAGS; PROTECTED AGRICULTURE; SPECIALTY MELON;

FRUITS;

FARM CROPS; FRUITS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PERLITE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 33748652465     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.5.1200     Document Type: Article

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