Effects of silver reflective mulch, white inter-row mulch, and plant density on yields of pepper in Maine

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-219

  Hutton, Mark G ^a   Handley, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell pepper yield; Capsicum annuum; Plasticulture

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 33947680703     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.2.214     Document Type: Article

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