Northern field production of leaf and romaine lettuce using a high tunnel

HortTechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 649-654

  Rader, Heidi B ^a   Karlsson, Meriam G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

'Parris Island Cos'; 'Two star'; Hoop house; Lactuca sativa; Plasticulture; Season extension

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 33749990261     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.16.4.0649     Document Type: Article

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