Comparative study on the effect of two greenhouse production systems on selected tomato cultivars

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 648, Issue , 2004, Pages 91-97

  Albaho, M S ^a   Green, J L ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

CIPS; Closed systems; Determinate tomato; Lycopersicon esculentum; Open systems; Soilless culture; Subirrigation capillary system

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845459451     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.648.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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