Characteristics and Geographic Variation of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Production in Oklahoma from a Statewide Survey

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-48

  Lu, Wenhua ^a   Roberts, B Warren ^a   Duthie, James A ^a   Shrefler, James W ^a   Taylor, Merritt J ^a   Edelson, Jonathan V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidity; Beehives; Crop rotation; Cultivar; Cultivation; Cultural practice; Diploid hybrid; Diploid open pollinated; Double row planting; Fertilization; Field size; Genotype; Hay; Hoeing; Irrigation; Management intensity; Pasture; Peanuts; Plant density; Planting date; Plastic mulch; Raised beds; Row orientation; Soil nutrient; Transplants; Triploid hybrid; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043164687     PISSN: 10496467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J068v09n01_05     Document Type: Article

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