Bell pepper fruit yield and quality as influenced by solar radiation-based irrigation and container media in a passively ventilated greenhouse

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 642-652

  Jovicich, Elio ^a   Cantliffe, Daniel J ^a   Stoffella, Peter J ^b   Haman, Dorota Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blossom end rot; Capsicum annuum; Fruit cracking; Irrigation frequency; Nutrient solution; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; RADIATION EFFECTS;

BLOSSOM-END ROT; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; FRUIT CRACKING; IRRIGATION FREQUENCY; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FRUITS;

CONTAINERS; FRUITS; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 34248569329     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.3.642     Document Type: Article

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