Tomato fruit quality in relation to the content of sodium chloride in the nutrient solution

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 659, Issue , 2004, Pages 769-774

  Leonardi, C ^a   Martorana, M ^a   Giuffrida, F ^a   Fogliano, V ^b   Pernice, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carotenoids; Mesocarp lightness; Salinity; Soilless

Indexed keywords

EID: 40649098481     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.659.99     Document Type: Conference Paper

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