Effects of NaCl application on the growth, yield and fruit quality in NFT-tomato plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 548, Issue , 2001, Pages 469-475

  Hohjo, M ^a   Ganda, M ^a   Maruo, T ^a   Shinohara, Y ^a   Ito, T ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blossom end rot; NaCl; NFT; Nutrient concentration; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749009267     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.548.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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