Influence of Tillage and Mulching Systems on Soil Water and Tomato Fruit Yield and Quality

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-95

  Swenson, Joyce A ^a   Walters, S Alan ^a   Chong, She Kong ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Lycopersicon esculentum; Secale cereale; Sustainable agriculture; Triticum aestivum; Wheat; Winter rye

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047275521     PISSN: 10496467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J068v10n01_09     Document Type: Article

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