Greenhouse production of Echinacea purpurea (L.) and E. angustifolia using different growing media, NO3-/NH4+ ratios and watering regimes

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 809-815

  Zheng, Youbin ^a   Dixon, Mike ^a   Saxena, Praveen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echinacea; Greenhouse production; Hydroponic production; Medicinal plant; NO3 NH4+ ratio; Water stress

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NITRATE; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; ROOTING; WATER STRESS;

ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 33846193748     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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