Comparison of some yield and quality criteria in organically and conventionally-grown lettuce

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1235-1239

  Polat, E ^a   Demir, H ^a   Onus, A N ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conventional growing; Lettuce; Organic growing; Quality; Yield

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD QUALITY; HARVEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTUCE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

LACTUCA;

EID: 43449114511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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