Effects of potassium levels on fruit quality of muskmelon in soilless medium culture

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Lin, Duo ^a   Huang, Danfeng ^a   Wang, Shiping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Muskmelon; Potassium levels; Soilless medium culture

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; POTASSIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 4444259617     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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