Differential effect of transpiration and Ca supply on growth and Ca concentration of tomato plants

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  del Amor, Francisco M ^a   Marcelis, Leo F M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dry matter partitioning; Leaf expansion; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP PLANT; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TRANSPIRATION;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33846004808     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.07.032     Document Type: Article

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