Soil tillage effects on root development pepper plant part 1: Grown inside the greenhouse

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 789-795

  Erdem, G ^a   Yildirim, S ^a   Dilmac, M ^a   Cetin, M ^a   Ozgoz, E ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Penetration resistance; Pepper root; Root diameter; Root length; Roots; Soil tillage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751054488     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2006.789.795     Document Type: Article

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