Potential of a corn starch-based biodegradable plastic film for soil solarization

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 698, Issue , 2005, Pages 201-206

  Castronuovo, D ^a   Candido, V ^a   Margiotta, S ^a   Manera, C ^a   Miccolis, V ^a   Basile, M ^b   D'Addabbo, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechanical and spectroradiometrical characterization; Melon; Open field; Plastic greenhouse; Root knot nematodes; Weeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149127810     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.698.27     Document Type: Article

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