Regulation of growth and nutrient uptake under different transpiration regimes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 697, Issue , 2005, Pages 523-528

  Del Amor, F M ^a   Marcelis, L F M ^b  

^a Instituto Murciano de Investigación   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Growth; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Nutrient uptake; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149150604     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.697.68     Document Type: Conference Paper

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