Effects of ammonium nitrogen on lettuce grown on pumice in a closed hydroponic system

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1667-1673

  Savvas, D ^a   Passam, H C ^a   Olympios, C ^a   Nasi, E ^b   Moustaka, E ^b   Mantzos, N ^b   Barouchas, P ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Faculty of Agricultural Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lactuca sativa; Nitrogen form; Recycling; Soilless culture

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; RECYCLING;

LACTUCA SATIVA; NITROGEN FORM; SOILLESS CULTURE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

FARM CROPS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; RECYCLING; SOIL;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 33845204820     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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