A comparison of potato seed tuber yields in beds, pots and hydroponic systems

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-20

  Corrêa, Ricardo Monteiro ^a   Pinto, José Eduardo Brasil Pereira ^a   Pinto, César Augusto Brasil Pereira ^a   Faquin, Valdemar ^a   Reis, Érika Soares ^a   Monteiro, Aline Beraldo ^a   Dyer, Willian E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrient film technique; Seed tubers; Solanum tuberosum L.; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HARVESTING; HYDROPONICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POTATO; SEEDLING; TUBER;

APHIDIDAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 39149102447     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.10.031     Document Type: Article

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