Use of salsola soda as a companion plant to improve greenhouse pepper (Capsicum annuum) performance under saline conditions

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Colla, G ^a   Rouphael, Y ^a   Fallovo, C ^a   Cardarelli, M ^a   Graifenberg, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Companion plant; Mineral composition; Salinity; Salsola soda

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; HALOPHYTE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SALINITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; SALSOLA; SALSOLA SODA;

EID: 33846363904     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2006.9514418     Document Type: Article

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