Solution temperature and the uptake of water and nutrients by cucumber (cucumis sativus l.) in hydroponics

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 458, Issue , 1998, Pages 317-322

  Daskalaki, A ^a   Burrage, S W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Nutrient uptake; Root temperature; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349112130     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.458.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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