The use of organic manure for iceberg lettuce plants grown in substrates

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 608, Issue , 2003, Pages 53-57

  Gul A ^a   Oztan F ^b   Erogul, D ^b   Yagmur, B ^a   Ongun, A R ^a  

^a Unit of Biometry and Genetic   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinoptilolite; Leaching; Organic manure; Perlite; Soilless culture; Tuff

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248342738     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.608.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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