An upper limit for elevated root zone dissolved oxygen concentration for tomato

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-165

  Zheng, Youbin ^a   Wang, Linping ^a   Dixon, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll content; Oxygen diffuser; Oxygen supersaturation; Photosynthesis; Root respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHIZOSPHERE; SEEDLING;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 34248383677     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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