Split root system for the use of saline water in hydroponic tomato production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 609, Issue , 2003, Pages 307-312

  Tabatabaie, S J ^a   Gregory, P J ^b   Hadley, P ^b   Ho, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blossom end rot; Salinity; Split root system; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749327349     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.609.46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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